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Method to make PMR head with integrated side shield (ISS)

US8056213B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 25, 2008
Grant dateNov 15, 2011
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Expiry dateJul 12, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49052
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A PMR head comprises a substrate, a magnetic pole formed over the substrate, the pole having a pole tip having a cross-sectional tapered shape wherein the pole tip is surrounded by a write gap layer, an integrated shield comprising side shields on the substrate laterally surrounding the pole tip and a trailing shield overlying the pole tip and integral with the side shields.

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