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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2000
Mike Yu Chieh Chang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Mark Anthony Church, Los Gatos, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method makes a magnetic head having a top and a bottom, front and rear ends and an air bearing surface (ABS) at the front end, comprising the steps of forming first and second pole piece layers with the first and second pole piece layers separated by a write gap layer at the ABS and connected at a back gap that is recessed rearwardly in the head from the ABS; forming a zero throat height (ZTH) defining layer of baked photoresist that is sandwiched between the first and second pole piece layers with the ZTH defining layer having a rounded front edge where the first and second pole piece layers first separate from one another after the ABS to define the ZTH; and forming an insulation stack with a coil layer embedded therein between the first and second pole piece layers with the insulation stack placed so that the ZTH defining layer is located entirely between the ABS and the coil layer.