Oliff PLC
Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording including a coil having an inclined surface
A magnetic head includes a medium facing surface, a coil, a main pole, a write shield, and a first and a second return path section. The first return path section is located on the leading side of the main pole. The coil includes a specific coil element passing through a space defined by main pole, a gap section, write shield and first return path section. The main pole has a bottom end including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being farther from medium facing surface than is the first portion. The specific coil element has a rear end farthest from medium facing surface. The distance from medium facing surface to rear end of the specific coil element is smaller than or equal to the distance from the medium facing surface to the boundary between the first portion and the second portion.
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Yoshitaka Hironori Yukinori Kazuki Hiroyuki Shigeki
Sasaki Araki Ikegawa Sato Ito Tanemura