Patent ID: 8555486

Claim:
A method for fabricating a magnetic recording transducer having an ABS location and an intermediate layer having a pole trench therein, the intermediate layer being nonmagnetic, the method comprising: depositing at least one magnetic pole layer having a top surface and a pole tip portion proximate to the ABS location, a first portion of the at least one magnetic pole layer residing in the pole trench, the at least one magnetic pole layer having a seam in the pole tip portion and extending to the top surface of the at least one magnetic pole layer; electrochemically etching a second portion of the at least one magnetic pole layer from the seam, forming a seam trench therein; refilling the seam trench with at least one magnetic refill layer; and depositing at least an additional magnetic pole layer on the top surface of the at least one magnetic pole layer and the at least one magnetic refill layer.