Patent ID: 6519118
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: B82Y,G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
A magnetic head that has an air bearing surface (ABS), a top and a bottom and that includes a read head, the read head comprising:a read sensor layer that has first and second sloping side edges that are separated at tops of the first and second sloping side edges by a first width that defines a track width of the read sensor; a nonmagnetic electrically insulative read track width defining layer on a top of the read sensor that has first and second vertical side edges that are separated by a second width that is substantially equal to said first width; first and second lead layers wherein each lead layer has a side edge; the side edge of the first lead layer abutting the first side edge of each of the read sensor layer and the read track width defining layer; and the side edge of the second lead layer abutting the second side edge of each of the read sensor layer and the read track width defining layer.