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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2007
Wen-chien David Hsiao, San Jose, CA (US);
Hieu Lam, Milpitas, CA (US);
Vladimir Nikitin, Campbell, CA (US);
Sue Siyang Zhang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Yi Zheng, San Ramon, CA (US);
Wen-Chien David Hsiao, San Jose, CA (US);
Hieu Lam, Milpitas, CA (US);
Vladimir Nikitin, Campbell, CA (US);
Sue Siyang Zhang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Yi Zheng, San Ramon, CA (US);
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a magnetic write head having a stepped trailing shield. The stepped trailing shield is formed by forming a non-magnetic bump over a write pole prior to electroplating a wrap-around magnetic shield. The method allows the location of the front edge of the bump relative to the back edge of the wrap-around shield to be monitored by measuring the electrical resistance of an electrical lapping guide formed concurrently with these features. This concurrent formation of a lapping guide can be used to define the relative location of other features as well, such as the location of a back edge of a wrap-around shield relative to a flare point of a write pole.