Patent ID: 6894870

Claim:
A thin film magnetic head comprising a coil layer provided between lower and upper core layers, for inducing a recording magnetic field in each of the core layers; wherein the coil layer comprises a first coil layer and a second coil layer formed on the first coil layer with a coil insulating layer provided therebetween; wherein the coil center of the first coil layer is formed on a planarized surface, a first contact portion is formed by plating on the coil center of the first coil layer to pass through the coil insulating layer, and the coil center of the second coil layer is conductively connected to the upper surface of the first contact portion exposed from the upper surface of the coil insulating layer; and wherein a first coil lead layer is formed at a distance from the first coil layer, a second contact portion is formed by plating on a coil connection end of the first coil layer so as to pass through the coil insulating layer, and the coil end of the second coil layer is conductively connected to the second contact portion.