Magnetic recording transducer having side shields between the coils and the air-bearing surface
US8576517B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 28, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49052
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A magnetic recording transducer is provided. The magnetic recording transducer comprises a main pole including a nose portion, the nose portion terminating at an air-bearing surface (ABS). The magnetic recording transducer further comprises at least one coil having a coil front distal from the ABS, and at least one side shield. The at least one side shield extends from at the ABS to not further than the coil front.
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