Perpendicular magnetic recording head
US8284517B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49041
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) head comprises a PMR pole having at least one side, a bottom, and a top wider than the bottom, a first portion of the at least one side being substantially vertical, a second portion of the at least one side being nonvertical, the top portion having a width not greater than one hundred fifty nanometers. The PMR head further comprises a nonmagnetic layer surrounding the bottom and the at least one side of the PMR pole, an intermediate layer substantially surrounding at least the second portion of the at least one side of the PMR pole, and a planarization stop layer adjacent to the first portion of the at least one side of the PMR pole.
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