Patent ID: 8099855

Claim:
A method for fabricating a write head, the method comprising: performing a lithographic process to form a write pole having a pole tip and a yoke intersecting at a flare point; forming a first mask structure having a bump opening corresponding with the flare point of the write pole; forming separation material in the bump opening of the first mask structure to form a bump; removing the first mask structure; forming a second mask structure having a shield opening over the pole tip between an air bearing surface and the flare point that at least partially exposes the bump; and forming shield material in the shield opening over the pole tip and the bump to form a wrap around shield, wherein the bump creates a larger spacing between the wrap around shield and an upper portion of the pole tip proximate to the flare point as compared to the spacing between the wrap around shield and a lower portion of the pole tip proximate to the air bearing surface.