Patent ID: 7038880

Claim:
An inductive-type magnetic write head with a two-element coil and reduced coil resistance comprising: a lower magnetic pole formed of magnetic material; a pole tip formed of magnetic material on a front portion of said lower magnetic pole and extending vertically above said pole; a back-gap element formed of magnetic material on a rear portion of said lower magnetic pole and extending vertically above said pole; an upper magnetic pole formed of magnetic material and extending horizontally between said back-gap element and said pole tip, said upper pole having a rear portion contacting an upper surface of said back-gap element and a front portion extending over said pole tip and separated from said pole tip by a write gap layer; a dual element conducting coil formed above said lower magnetic pole, between said pole tip and said back-gap element and below said write gap layer, said coil comprising two horizontal planar coil elements vertically disposed above each other and vertically separated from each other by an insulating patch layer of minimal thickness and wherein the windings of the lower coil element have a greater cross-sectional area than the windings of the upper coil element to provide a reduced coil resistance.