Patent ID: 8404128

Claim:
A method for providing a magnetic recording transducer having a pole on an underlayer, the pole including at least one side, a bottom, and a top wider than the bottom, the method comprising: providing at least one side gap layer, the at least one side gap layer covering the at least one side and the top of the pole, a first portion of the at least one side gap layer covering a portion of the underlayer, a second portion of the at least one side gap layer covering the at least one side of the pole, the first portion being distinct from the second portion and not residing directly under the second portion of the at least one side gap layer; providing at least one sacrificial layer on the at least one side gap layer, the at least one sacrificial layer being wet etchable and covering the at least one side gap layer including the first portion of the side gap layer; planarizing the magnetic recording transducer after the at least one sacrificial layer is provided, a third portion of the at least one side gap layer being removed, a portion of the at least one sacrificial layer being removed to leave a remaining portion of the at least one sacrificial layer; providing a mask covering the pole and exposing at least part of the remaining portion of the at least one sacrificial layer after the step of planarizing the magnetic recording transducer; wet etching the at least one sacrificial layer to remove the remaining portion of the at least one sacrificial layer thereby exposing at least the first portion of the at least one side gap layer; and providing a wrap around shield after the remaining portion of the at least one sacrificial layer is removed.