Seagate Technology Incorporated

Xiaohong Zhang

Wei Tian

Joseph Mundenar

Zhe Shen

Dong Lin

Implementations disclosed herein provide a method of forming a first layer of a front shield in a magnetic recording head, depositing an active shield control (ASC) device on the first layer, and forming a second layer of the front shield on top of the ASC device and the first layer of the front shield. In another implementation, an apparatus includes a write pole, and a two layer front shield formed on the write pole, including an ASC device between the two layers of the front shield.

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Eden Prairie, MN, United States of America

Xiaohong Zhang