Patent ID: 7127800

Claim:
A method for fabricating a magnetic head, comprising the steps of: fabricating a read head upon a substrate; fabricating a P 1 pole upon said read head; fabricating a write gap layer upon said P 1 pole; fabricating a block of material upon said write gap layer, said block of material having a sidewall disposed proximate a P 2 pole tip location; fabricating a seed layer upon said sidewall; electroplating P 2 pole tip material upon said seed layer, whereby a P 2 pole tip is formed having a width W that is comprised of a thickness of said seed layer material and a thickness of said electroplated material; fabricating an induction coil proximate said P 2 pole tip; fabricating a P 3 pole above said induction coil in magnetic interconnection with said P 2 pole tip; and fabricating an encapsulation layer above said P 3 pole.