Patent ID: 6912106
Filing Date: 2005-06-28
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A recording head comprising: a first pole having a pedestal, the pedestal having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion including a high moment electroplated material, the second portion including a hot seed layer, the hot seed layer including a high moment sputtered material, the first portion of the pedestal having a first throat height perpendicular to an air-bearing surface of the recording head, the second portion of the pedestal having a second throat height perpendicular to the air-bearing surface, the second throat height being less than the first throat height; a second pole, a write gap separating the first pole from the second pole, the second portion of the first pole being adjacent to the write gap; and at least one coil having a plurality of turns, the at least one coil being between the first pole and the second pole.