Patent ID: 7199972
Filing Date: 2007-04-03
Classification: G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A magnetic head comprising: a substrate; a read head being fabricated upon said substrate; a P1 pole being fabricated upon said read head; a write gap layer being fabricated upon said P1 pole; a P2 pole tip fabricated upon of the write gap layer, wherein the P2 pole tip consists of a first sidewall portion, which is formed from a seed layer, and a second portion, which is composed of a pole tip material, and wherein the P2 pole tip has a thickness dimension t, and a base having width dimension W; and wherein said seed layer is comprised of an integrally formed layer of seed layer material that forms said base of said P2 pole tip and said first sidewall portion of said P2 pole tip that extends throughout said thickness t of said P2 pole tip.