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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2017
Yoshitaka Sasaki, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Hiroyuki Ito, Milpitas, CA (US);
Hironori Araki, Milpitas, CA (US);
Shigeki Tanemura, Milpitas, CA (US);
Hideo Mamiya, Milpitas, CA (US);
Masakazu Okada, Milpitas, CA (US);
Yoshitaka Sasaki, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Hiroyuki Ito, Milpitas, CA (US);
Hironori Araki, Milpitas, CA (US);
Shigeki Tanemura, Milpitas, CA (US);
Hideo Mamiya, Milpitas, CA (US);
Masakazu Okada, Milpitas, CA (US);
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A thermally-assisted magnetic recording head includes a main pole, a plasmon generator and a heat sink. The main pole includes a first narrow portion and a first wide portion. The plasmon generator includes a second narrow portion and a second wide portion. The first narrow portion has a first side surface and a second side surface. The second narrow portion has a third side surface and a fourth side surface. The heat sink includes a first portion adjacent to the first side surface and the third side surface, and a second portion adjacent to the second side surface and the fourth side surface.