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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2010
Robert Glenn Biskeborn, Hollister, CA (US);
Cherngye Hwang, San Jose, CA (US);
Calvin Shyhjong Lo, Saratoga, CA (US);
Andrew C. Ting, El Prado, NM (US);
Robert Glenn Biskeborn, Hollister, CA (US);
Cherngye Hwang, San Jose, CA (US);
Calvin Shyhjong Lo, Saratoga, CA (US);
Andrew C. Ting, El Prado, NM (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A structure according to one embodiment includes a substrate having a media facing side; and a thin film stack formed on the substrate, the thin film stack including magnetic films and insulating films, wherein the thin film stack is recessed from a plane extending along the media facing side of the substrate, wherein the magnetic films are recessed more than the insulating films, wherein the magnetic films each have a substantially flat media facing surface, wherein the insulating films each have a substantially flat media facing surface.