Patent ID: 6922311

Claim:
A thin film magnetic head comprising a lower core layer, an upper core layer located above the lower core layer, a joint for magnetically connecting the lower core layer and the upper core layer, a coil formed from a conductive layer wound around the joint in a plurality of rows, and a recording portion located between the lower core layer and the upper core layer to constitute a magnetic gap, wherein, in the region between the joint and the recording portion, organic insulation material is provided at least one of between the joint and the conductive layer in a position nearest the joint and between the recording portion and the conductive layer in a position nearest the recording portion, an inorganic material is used to fill in a portion at which the organic material is not provided, and inorganic insulation material extending from a base of the coil to a top of the coil is provided between rows of the coil adjacent to each other.