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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2015
Western Digital (Fremont), Llc, Fremont, CA (US);
Feng Liu, San Ramon, CA (US);
Zhigang Bai, Fremont, CA (US);
Jinqiu Zhang, Fremont, CA (US);
Zhanjie Li, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Yi Wang, Mountain View, CA (US);
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT), LLC, Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
A shingle magnetic write apparatus is described. The shingle magnetic write apparatus includes a pole, a side gap, a write gap, a top shield and side shield(s). The pole has a pole tip region including a top wider than a bottom, and sides. The sides are at a sidewall angle from a down track direction. The write gap is adjacent to the pole top and between the top shield and the pole top. The side shield(s) are magnetically connected with the top shield and extend past the bottom of the pole. The side gap is between the side shield(s) and the pole. The side shield(s) have pole-facing surface(s) not more than a side shield angle from the down track direction. The side shield angle is less than the sidewall angle. The side gap width increases from the top near the gap to the bottom near the bottom of the pole.