Patent ID: 6930864
Filing Date: 2005-08-16
Classification: B82Y,G01R,G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A magnetic head, comprising: a shield layer; the shield layer having first and second milled recesses in first and second end regions which surround a central region; first and second insulator layers formed in the first and the second milled recesses; a gap layer formed in the first and the second end regions over the first and the second insulator layers and in the central region over the shield layer; a read sensor formed in the central region over the gap layer; first and second lead layers formed in the first and the second milled recesses of the shield layer over the gap layer and generally below the read sensor; first and second hard bias layers formed above the first and second lead layers; the first hard bias layer having an edge formed underneath a first edge of the read sensor; the second hard bias layer having an edge formed underneath a second edge of the read sensor; the first lead layer having an edge formed underneath the first edge of the read sensor; and the second lead layer having an edge formed underneath the second edge of the read sensor.