Patent ID: 6912772

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a magnetic head upon a substrate comprising the steps of: forming a P 1 magnetic writing pole layer; forming a gap layer upon said P 1 pole layer; forming a P 2 magnetic writing pole tip upon said gap layer, said P 2 pole tip being disposed within a first dielectric layer; polishing said first dielectric layer and said P 2 pole tip such that an upper surface of said P 2 pole tip is recessed relative to an upper surface of said first dielectric layer, and wherein upper edges of said first dielectric layer proximate said P 2 pole tip upper surface are rounded during said polishing; and forming a yoke member upon said P 2 pole tip; said yoke member being disposed within a second dielectric layer, and said yoke member being formed with a concave curved surface located in part on an ABS surface of the magnetic head and disposed proximate said P 2 pole tip; said concave curved surface being formed upon said first dielectric layer.