Patent ID: 8089722

Claim:
A read/write head for magnetic storage media comprising: more than one module, a first of the modules comprising: a wafer substrate; at least one device element coupled to the substrate; and a radio frequency shield being a layer of the first module positioned between the at least one device element of the first module and the at least one device element of another one of the modules, the radio frequency shield decreasing a magnitude of radiation irradiated by a device element writing data received by a device element reading data, wherein a media-facing surface of the first module defined by the wafer substrate of the first module, the at least one device element of the first module and the radio frequency shield of the first module is contiguous in a direction of media travel thereover, wherein the first module further comprises a closure having a tape bearing surface and positioned on the first module to sandwich the radio frequency shield between the closure and the at least one device element of the first module.