Patent ID: 6144533
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A thin film magnetic head that has a slider base body with a surface facing opposite a medium, and at least one write element comprising:a gap film;a first magnetic film and a second magnetic film that face opposite each other over said gap film at a side where said surface facing opposite the medium is present and are linked with each other at a rear linking portion located on a side opposite from said surface facing opposite said medium; anda coil film that is mounted at said slider base body, supported by an insulating film and provided in a coil around said rear linking portion, wherein:when YL represents the distance from said surface facing opposite the medium to said rear linking portion and N represents the number of turns of said coil film, N/YL.gtoreq.0.2 (turns/.mu.m) is satisfied.