Oliff PLC
Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording including a coil having an inclined surface
A magnetic head includes a coil, a main pole, a write shield, a gap section, and a return path section. The main pole has a top surface including an inclined portion and a flat portion. The coil includes a specific coil element. The specific coil element has a front end portion, and an inclined surface contiguous with the front end portion. The write shield includes a top shield layer located on the front side in the direction of travel of a recording medium relative to the main pole, and located closer to a medium facing surface than the specific coil element. The top shield layer is located on the rear side in the direction of travel of the recording medium relative to an imaginary plane including the inclined surface of the specific coil element.
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Hironori Kazuki Yukinori Shigeki Hiroyuki Yoshitaka
Araki Sato Ikegawa Tanemura Ito Sasaki