Thin-film, perpendicular magnetic recording and reproducing head
US4943882A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49064
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A thin-film, perpendicular magnetic recording and reproducing head includes a magnetic substrate having a mechanochemically polished principal surface provided with a plurality grooves filled with a nonmagnetic material and a thin-film conductor coil provided on the polished surface of the substrate. A first insulating layer covering the coil, formed from an inorganic oxide and having a thickness of 0.3 to 3.0 .mu.m is provided therethrough with a via hole which extending to a portion of the surface of the magnetic substrate and a first main pole covers the first insulating layer and extends into the via hole to the surface of the magnetic substrate. A second insulating layer formed from an inorganic oxide covers the first main pole and the first insulating layer and has a finely polished surface in which the first main pole has a finely polished exposed surface. A flat second main pole having a small thickness is provided on the polished surfaces of the first main pole and the second insulating layer. A protective overcoat covers the second main pole and the second insulating layer.
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