Patent ID: 7127801

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a magnetic head upon a substrate comprising the steps of: forming a P 1 magnetic writing pole layer; forming a gap layer upon said P 1 pole layer; forming a P 2 magnetic writing pole tip upon said gap layer, said P 2 pole tip being disposed within a first dielectric layer; conducting a first polishing step upon said first dielectric layer to achieve a flat, coplanar surface of said P 2 pole tip and said first dielectric layer; conducting a second polishing step upon said first dielectric layer to achieve a recessed P 2 pole tip surface and convex rounded edges of said first dielectric layer proximate said P 2 pole tip; forming a yoke member upon said P 2 pole tip, said yoke member being formed with a concave curved surface located in part on an ABS surface of the magnetic head, said concave curved surface being formed upon said rounded edges of said first dielectric layer.