Patent ID: 7729092
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A read/write head for a disk drive, the read/write head suitable for recording data in adjacent magnetic recording media, the adjacent magnetic recording media including a first layer for recording data and a second layer that is a soft underlayer (SUL) to return magnetic flux to the read/write head, the read/write head comprising: a substrate; a trailing edge with respect to the adjacent magnetic recording media in rotation; a write element comprising a write pole tip, formed adjacent the substrate, the write element configured to record data in the adjacent magnetic recording media; a read element comprising a magnetoresistive sensor formed adjacent the write element, on an opposite side of the write element from the substrate; and a shield located between the write element and the magnetoresistive sensor; wherein a distance between the write pole tip and the substrate is less than a distance between the shield and the substrate; and wherein the magnetoresistive sensor is located between the write pole tip and the trailing edge of the read/write head.