Patent ID: 7565732

Claim:
A method of fabricating a magnetic write head comprising: depositing a layer of magnetic material on a flux guide layer; depositing a first hard mask layer on said layer of magnetic material; depositing a second hard mask layer on said first hard mask layer; depositing a third hard mask layer on said second hard mask layer; depositing a photo-resist layer upon said third hard mask layer; patterning said photo-resist layer to define a write pole; reactive ion etching said third hard mask layer exposed by said pattern photo-resist layer wherein a third hard mask defining said write pole is formed; reactive ion etching said second hard mask layer and said first hard mask layer exposed by said patterned third hard mask wherein a first hard mask and second hard mask defining said write pole is formed; ion milling said layer of magnetic material exposed by said second hard mask and said first hard mask wherein a beveled write pole is formed; forming a conformal spacer upon a portion of a flare length proximate a tip of said beveled write pole; and forming a shield layer upon said conformal spacer adjacent said flare length proximate said tip of said beveled write pole.