Oliff PLC
Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording including a coil having an inclined front end face
A magnetic head includes a coil, a main pole, a trailing shield, a gap section, a return path section, and a coil underlayer. The main pole has a top surface including a first inclined portion and a flat portion. The coil includes a specific coil element. The specific coil element has a bottom surface facing toward the top surface of the main pole, and a front end face inclined with respect to a medium facing surface. The coil underlayer lies under the specific coil element, and has a front end face. The trailing shield includes a portion interposed between the front end face of the coil underlayer and the medium facing surface. The bottom surface of the specific coil element includes a second inclined portion.
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Hiroyuki Kazuki Yoshitaka Hironori Yukinori Shigeki
Ito Sato Sasaki Araki Ikegawa Tanemura