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Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014

Filed:

Oct. 04, 2012
Applicant:

Tdk Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Masahiro Saito, Tokyo, JP;

Norikazu Ota, Tokyo, JP;

Hiromichi Umehara, Tokyo, JP;

Masachika Hashino, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

TDK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/31 (2006.01); G11B 5/147 (2006.01); G11B 5/127 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/147 (2013.01); G11B 5/1278 (2013.01); G11B 5/3116 (2013.01);
Abstract

A perpendicular magnetic write head includes: a magnetic pole having an end surface exposed on an air bearing surface, and extending in a height direction perpendicular to the air bearing surface; a first yoke having an end surface exposed on the air bearing surface, and facing a forward section of the magnetic pole with a gap layer in between; a second yoke located behind the first yoke with an insulating layer in between in the height direction, and connected to a backward section of the magnetic pole; a shield connecting the first yoke to the second yoke; and an additional magnetic layer located behind a boundary between the first yoke and the insulating layer, and in contact with the first yoke.


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