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Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011

Filed:

Apr. 06, 2007
Applicants:

Koichi Otani, Tokyo, JP;

Naoto Matono, Hong Kong, CN;

Tatsuya Harada, Tokyo, JP;

Kenji Yokoyama, Tokyo, JP;

Hidetaka Kawano, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Koichi Otani, Tokyo, JP;

Naoto Matono, Hong Kong, CN;

Tatsuya Harada, Tokyo, JP;

Kenji Yokoyama, Tokyo, JP;

Hidetaka Kawano, Tokyo, JP;

Assignees:

TDK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

SAE Magnetics (H.K.) Ltd., Hong Kong, CN;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A magnetic head incorporates: a medium facing surface; a coil; a pole layer; first and second shields disposed to sandwich the pole layer therebetween; a first gap layer disposed between the first shield and the pole layer; a second gap layer disposed between the second shield and the pole layer; and a substrate. The first shield is located closer to the substrate than the second shield. The first shield has a first layer and a second layer disposed between the first layer and the first gap layer.


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