Patent ID: 8375564

Claim:
A method for fabricating a pole of a magnetic transducer, the method comprising: providing a stop layer having a thickness and a top surface, the stop layer being nonmagnetic; removing a portion of the stop layer to form a depression therein, the depression forming a bevel in the stop layer, the bevel having a depth less than the thickness, the bevel having a bevel angle with respect to a remaining portion of the top surface, the bevel angle being greater than zero degrees and less than ninety degrees; providing an intermediate layer over the stop layer, the intermediate layer having a substantially flat top surface; removing a portion of the intermediate layer via a removal process to form a trench therein, the trench having a profile corresponding to the pole, the stop layer being a stop for the removal process; and providing the pole in the trench, the pole having a leading edge bevel corresponding to the bevel in the stop layer.