Patent ID: 7343664

Claim:
A method for fabricating a magnetic head, comprising: forming a first pole; forming a flux shaping layer in spaced relation to the first pole; forming a nonmagnetic layer above the flux shaping layer; adding a layer of resist partially covering the nonmagnetic layer and positioned towards an ABS side of the nonmagnetic layer; milling the nonmagnetic layer for removing a portion of the nonmagnetic layer thereby forming a tapered end of the nonmagnetic layer and a void, the resist creating a shadow effect for the milling, the tapered end of the nonmagnetic layer being positioned opposite the ABS side of the nonmagnetic layer, the tapered end of the nonmagnetic layer tapering away from the ABS side of the nonmagnetic layer; removing the resist; and adding a layer of magnetic material to the void formed by the milling.