Patent ID: 7324304

Claim:
A read/write head for a disk drive, the head being suitable for recording data in adjacent magnetic recording media, the media including a first layer for recording data and a second layer that is a soft underlayer (SUL) to return magnetic flux to the read/write head, the head comprising: a read transducer; and a write transducer including: a write pole; and a write coil; wherein the write pole has a thickness on an air bearing surface (ABS) side thereof that is less than 300 nanometers from a leading edge to a trailing edge thereof; and wherein the write pole has a tapered surface on a side that is generally perpendicular to a direction of relative motion between the read/write head and the adjacent magnetic recording media, a magnitude of the taper being less than 15 degrees with respect to an axis that is perpendicular to said ABS side.