Thin-film magnetic head with thin-film coil of low resistance
US6950279B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49073
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A thin-film magnetic head comprises a medium facing surface, a bottom pole layer, a top pole layer, a recording gap layer, and a thin-film coil. The bottom pole layer and the top pole layer are coupled to each other via a coupling portion located away from the medium facing surface. The coupling portion has an end face facing toward the medium facing surface. The end face includes a curved surface convex toward the medium facing surface. The thin-film coil has a conductive layer of three turns disposed around the coupling portion. The first turn of the conductive layer from an inner side thereof includes a portion disposed between the end face of the coupling portion and the medium facing surface. This portion has a minimum width of the conductive layer at a position on a virtual line connecting the end face of the coupling portion and the medium facing surface in the shortest distance, and increases in width with distance from the virtual line.
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