Patent ID: 11881237
Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A magnetic recording head, comprising:
a main pole;
a blocker layer disposed in contact with a first surface of the main pole at a media facing surface;
a first side shield disposed adjacent to a second surface of the main pole;
a second side shield disposed adjacent to a third surface of the main pole;
a hot seed layer disposed over the blocker layer, the first side shield, and the second side shield at the media facing surface, wherein the hot seed layer comprises:
a first overhang portion extending in a cross-track direction over the first side shield; and
a second overhang portion extending in the cross-track direction over the second side shield;

a first insulation layer disposed at the media facing surface, the first insulation layer comprising:
a first portion disposed adjacent to the first overhang portion; and
a second portion disposed adjacent to the second overhang portion;

a trailing shield disposed over the hot seed layer and the first insulation layer;
a second insulation layer disposed adjacent to the first side shield and the second side shield, wherein the second insulation layer has a greater length than the first insulation layer; and
a leading shield disposed adjacent to the second insulation layer.