Patent ID: 6785098
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A magnetic head assembly having a head surface for facing a moving magnetic medium comprising:a write head including: ferromagnetic first and second pole piece layers wherein each pole piece layer has a yoke portion that is located between a pole tip portion and a back gap portion; a nonmagnetic write gap layer located between the pole tip portions of the first and second pole piece layers; an insulation stack with at least one coil layer embedded therein located between the yoke portions of the first and second pole piece layers; the first and second pole piece layers being connected at their back gap portions; the pole tip portion of the first pole piece layer having a top pole tip layer which has first, second and third components wherein only the first component of the first pole tip portion forms a portion of the head surface; the second component being recessed from the head surface and spaced from the first component; and the third component magnetically joining the first and second components and being laterally spaced in its entirety outwardly from the second pole piece layer beyond said write gap layer in a direction parallel to said head surface.