Patent ID: 7526857
Filing Date: 2009-05-05
Classification: B82Y,G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a thin-film magnetic head, comprising: a medium facing surface that faces toward a recording medium; first and second pole layers that include magnetic pole portions opposed to each other and located in regions of the pole layers on a side of the medium facing surface; a coupling portion for establishing magnetic coupling between the first pole layer and the second pole layer, the coupling portion being located away from the medium facing surface and including at least either one of a part of the first pole layer and a part of the second pole layer; a gap layer interposed between the magnetic pole portion of the first pole layer and the magnetic pole portion of the second pole layer; and a thin-film coil disposed around the coupling portion, at least part of the thin-film coil being interposed between the first and second pole layers and insulated from the first and second pole layers, the method comprising the steps of; wherein;