Patent ID: 7692893

Claim:
A perpendicular side-by-side magnetic head, comprising: a perpendicular write head comprising a first pole, a coil layer, and a second pole, wherein the first pole includes a pole tip layer and a flared layer, the pole tip layer including a first portion defined by a pole tip having a width defining a track width and a second portion defined by a flare point wherein the second portion widens from the width defining the track width, the pole tip layer and the flared layer merging along the length of only the second portion of the pole tip layer; and a magnetic read head disposed adjacent to the perpendicular write head, wherein the magnetic read head comprises a shield layer and a sensor, the sensor and pole tip being formed in a same plane defined by the width of the pole tip layer; wherein the first pole and the magnetic read head include a common lapped surface defining a sensor height and a desired distance between the flare point and the lapped surface.