Seagate Technology Incorporated

Steve A Mastain

Huaqing Yin

Jianhua Xue

Erik Jon Hutchinson

Chris Rea

Kevin Richard Heim

Anthony M Mack

Jay A Loven

An apparatus that includes a writer that includes a write pole, at least one return pole, a writer coil and a write pole tip, wherein the write coil wraps around the write pole such that the flow of electrical current through the write coil generates a magnetic flux at the write pole tip, and wherein the write coil has a writer coil shape; and a heater that includes a resistive material, wherein the heater has a heater shape that substantially matches the writer coil shape.

Magnetic device containing a heater

A write pole structure includes a write pole having a tip region. A shield structure is spaced from the write pole by a gap at the tip region. The shield structure includes a front shield and a spacer layer on the back of the front shield. A yoke is formed on the write pole, and an end of the yoke is aligned with the back end of the spacer layer.

Self-aligned perpendicular writer pole and front shield

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Chanhassen, MN, United States of America

Steve A Mastain