Patent ID: 7549213

Claim:
A method for independently controlling track width and bevel angle of a P3 write pole tip for perpendicular recording, comprising: A) establishing the track width in a portion of P3 write pole material including: i) depositing an insulation layer; ii) depositing a P3 layer on said insulation layer; iii) depositing a cap layer on said P3 layer; iv) fabricating a mask layer on said cap layer; and v) shaping said P3 layer and said cap layer to form a protrusion having protrusion wall portions from said P3 layer; B) protecting said portion of said P3 write pole material having said track width thus preserving said track width by providing a temporary masking material to make a protected portion of said P3 write pole material, leaving at least one unprotected portion of said P3 write pole material to be shaped; and C) beveling said at least one unprotected portion of said P3 write pole material to produce at least one beveled portion of said P3 write pole material having a bevel angle.