Patent ID: 7054104

Claim:
A magnetic head comprising: first and second magnetic pole layers having respective magnetic pole parts opposing each other by way of a gap layer on a side of a medium-opposing surface opposing a recording medium; a link part for magnetically linking the first and second magnetic pole layers; and a thin-film coil helically wound about at least one of the first and second magnetic pole layers while being insulated from the first and second magnetic pole layers; the thin-film coil comprising: a plurality of generally coplanar inner conductor parts, located on the medium-opposing surface side from the link part between the first and second magnetic pole layers, extending in a direction intersecting the first or second magnetic pole layer while in parallel with each other with an insulating film interposed therebetween; a plurality of first outer conductor parts, located on a side of the first or second magnetic pole layer opposite from the side where the inner conductor parts are located, extending along the inner conductor part extending direction; a plurality of second outer conductor parts, located on a side of the first outer conductor parts opposite from the side where the inner conductor parts are located, extending along the inner conductor part extending direction; and a plurality of connecting parts for connecting each of the first and second outer conductor parts to a corresponding inner conductor part.