Patent ID: 8400733

Claim:
A magnetic head, comprising: a non-magnetic, electrically insulating material; a leading edge shield formed on the non-magnetic, electrically insulating material; a leading edge taper formed on the leading edge shield with the leading edge taper tapering away from an air bearing surface end of the magnetic head; a write pole formed on the leading edge taper and the leading edge shield and having a tapered region having a tapered trailing edge portion and a non-tapered region, wherein a thickness of the tapered region of the write pole increases in a direction away from an air bearing surface end of the magnetic head; a first non-magnetic layer formed on the non-tapered region of the magnetic pole; a non-magnetic bump layer formed on the tapered region, wherein the non-magnetic bump layer is adjacent to a sidewall portion of the first non-magnetic layer; a second non-magnetic layer formed on a portion of the tapered region of the write pole that is not covered by the bump layer; and a trailing edge shield formed on the tapered region, wherein the trailing edge shield is separated from the write pole by at least the second non-magnetic layer and the bump layer.