Patent ID: 8174789

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a vertical magnetic recording head comprising: (a) forming a lower coil layer on a substrate; (b) forming a horizontal portion of a main pole above the lower coil layer; (c) forming a first insulating layer on the horizontal portion of the main pole; (d) forming first holes that expose both ends of the horizontal portion of the main pole and second holes for interconnecting the lower coil layer in the first insulating layer; (e) forming an upper coil layer connected to the lower coil layer through the second hole on the first insulating layer; (f) forming a vertical portion of the main pole and a vertical portion of a return yoke in the first holes to protrude above the first insulating layer; (g) forming a conical main pole tip on the vertical portion of the main pole; and (h) forming a horizontal portion of the return yoke between the main pole tip and the vertical portion of the return yoke.