Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080232000 | MAGNETIC WRITE HEAD WITH UPPER RETURN POLE OPTIMIZATION FOR REDUCED TRAILING SHIELD PROTRUSION - A magnetic write head for perpendicular magnetic recording that is resistant to write pole and trailing shield protrusion. The write pole includes a magnetic return pole that is magnetically connected with the trailing shield, the return pole being resistant to deformation or recession such as from mechanically abrasive slider cleaning operations such as soda blast. | 09-25-2008 |
20080235938 | INDUCTANCE TEST CHIP FOR HELICAL WRAP AROUND SHIELD PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING - A structure and method for performing magnetic inductance testing of write heads formed on a wafer. The structure and method allows for the effective inductive testing of magnetic write heads at wafer level even if the write heads have an inductance that is too low to be effectively measured directly. A test head is constructed having a structure similar to that of the write heads, but having a significantly higher magnetic inductance. The higher magnetic inductance of the write head can be provided by extending the shaping layer to or beyond the air bearing surface plane ABS. The inductance of the test head can be further increased by increasing the width of the portion of the shaping layer that extends to the ABS (ie. shaping layer throat) and by increasing the width of the write pole throat. | 10-02-2008 |
20080271308 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC WRITE HEAD HAVING A WRAP-AROUND TRAILING SHIELD AND A CONCAVE TRAILING EDGE MAIN POLE - A method for manufacturing a magnetic write head for perpendicular magnetic recording. The method allows the write head to be formed with a write pole having a concave trailing edge. The method further allows the amount of concavity of the trailing edge to be accurately and carefully controlled both within a wafer and between wafers. A write pole is formed using a mask that includes a hard mask, a RIEable layer and an endpoint detection layer. A layer of non-magnetic material (ALD layer) h deposited, and then, an ion milling process is used to remove a portion of the ALD layer disposed over the write pole and mask. A reactive ion etch process is performed to remove the RIEable layer leaving the ALD layer to form non-magnetic side walls with upper portions that extend above the write pole. Another ion milling is then performed, preferably at an angle relative to normal, such that shadowing from the upper portions of the non-magnetic side walls causes the ion milling to form the write pole with a concave trailing edge. | 11-06-2008 |
20080273268 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING WRITE HEAD WITH COPLANAR MAIN POLE AND RETURN POLES AND MAGNETIC RECORDING SYSTEM - A perpendicular magnetic recording write head has a main pole and return poles that are substantially coplanar. The write head includes a main pole, two return poles and a connecting stud that are all formed as a single layer in a single deposition and patterning step. The coplanar main and return poles lie in a plane parallel to the cross-track direction. The two return poles are thus spaced from the main pole in the cross-track direction. The main pole includes a write pole connected to it but lying in a plane spaced in the along-the-track direction from the plane of the main pole. The write head includes a helical coil wrapped around the main pole. The magnetic flux path is from the write pole to the disk recording layer in a data track aligned with the write pole, to the disk underlayer beneath the recording layer, through the underlayer to data tracks spaced cross-track from the data track aligned with the write pole, and back through the return poles. | 11-06-2008 |
20090103211 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD HAVING A SHORT THROAT HEIGHT WRAP AROUND TRAILING SHIELD - A magnetic write head for perpendicular magnetic data recording having a trailing shield with a two step throat height. The trailing shield is formed over a non-magnetic bump that forms a notch in the leading edge of the trailing shield. This notch defines a first, smaller throat height closest to the write pole and a larger throat height away from the write pole. The smaller throat height near the write pole prevents excess magnetic flux from leaking to the write pole, thereby ensuring efficient strong write field. The larger trailing shield throat height away from the write pole prevents magnetic saturation oft the trailing shield and also greatly facilitates manufacturing avoiding problems related to variations and deviations in manufacturing processes used to define the trailing shield. | 04-23-2009 |
20090116152 | MULTILAYER STITCHED YOKE FOR A HIGH DATA RATE PERPENDICULAR WRITE HEAD - A magnetic write head for perpendicular magnetic data recording having a write pole that is sandwiched between first and second magnetic shaping layers. The split shaping layers allow a laminated shaping layer structure allows a manufacturable laminated shaping layer to be constructed for improved data rate. One of the magnetic shaping layers can be formed as a laminated structure while that other can be a single layer of electroplated magnetic material. The shaping layers can be separated from the write pole by a thin layer of non-magnetic material to form a laminated interface between the write pole and the shaping layers. These features reduce magnetic domains and also reduce eddy currents which advantageously improves data rate. | 05-07-2009 |
20090117407 | SHORT FLARE DEFINITION BY ADDITIVE PROCESS FOR PERPENDICULAR HEAD - A method for manufacturing a magnetic write head for perpendicular magnetic recording. The method includes forming a write pole, and then depositing a refill layer. A mask structure can be formed over the writ pole and refill layer, the mask structure being configured to define a stitched pole. An ion milling or reactive ion milling can then be performed to remove portions of the refill layer that are not protected by the mask structure. Then a magnetic material can be deposited to form a stitched write pole that defines a secondary flare point. The stitched pole can also be self aligned with an electrical lapping guide in order to accurately locate the front edge of the secondary flare point relative to the air bearing surface of the write head. | 05-07-2009 |
20090141397 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC WRITE HEAD WITH STEPPED WRITE POLE FOR REDUCED MCW DEPENDENCY ON SKEW ANGLE - A magnetic write head for perpendicular magnetic data recording having a notched write pole for reduced magnetic core width (MCW) dependence on skew. The write pole is configured with a notch that can extend to or slightly beyond the flare point of the write pole, and is formed on the leading portion of the write pole. The notch can have a notch depth, as measured from the ABS of 50-200 nm or about 120 nm. The notch can have a notch height, measured in the down track direction that is 40-90 nm or 20-90 percent of the write pole height. | 06-04-2009 |
20090152235 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC WRITE HEAD WITH STEPPED TRAILING MAGNETIC SHIELD WITH ELECTRICAL LAPPING GUIDE CONTROL - A method for manufacturing a magnetic write head having a stepped trailing shield. The stepped trailing shield is formed by forming a non-magnetic bump over a write pole prior to electroplating a wrap-around magnetic shield. The method allows the location of the front edge of the bump relative to the back edge of the wrap-around shield to be monitored by measuring the electrical resistance of an electrical lapping guide formed concurrently with these features. This concurrent formation of a lapping guide can be used to define the relative location of other features as well, such as the location of a back edge of a wrap-around shield relative to a flare point of a write pole. | 06-18-2009 |
20090154011 | MAGNETIC WRITE HEAD HAVING HELICAL COIL WITH A FIN STRUCTURE FOR REDUCED HEAT INDUCED PROTRUSION - A magnetic write head having a write coil configured to dissipate heat away from the write head to minimize thermal protrusion. The write coil is formed as a helical coil having upper and lower leads that are connected by electrically conductive studs formed therebetween. The first and leads extend beyond the studs to form heat conducting fins that conduct heat away from the write head where it can be dissipated into surrounding structure. | 06-18-2009 |
20090154019 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING WRITE HEAD WITH SLANTED MAGNETIC WRITE POLE - A perpendicular magnetic recording write head is formed on the trailing surface of a head carrier or slider that has an air-bearing surface (ABS) oriented generally parallel to the surface of the disk during operation of the disk drive. The write head has a slanted ferromagnetic write pole (WP) that forms an angle between about 5 and 20 degrees from a normal to the ABS. The slanted WP is formed over the generally planar surface of the ferromagnetic main pole and the slanted surface of a support layer located between the ABS and the recessed end of the main pole. A trailing shield (TS) has a slanted face that is generally parallel to and spaced from the slanted WP, with a nonmagnetic gap layer located between the slanted face of the TS and the slanted WP. | 06-18-2009 |
20090168237 | Perpendicular magnetic recording writer main pole having imbedded non-magnetic core and de-coupled pole tip - Methods and structures for the fabrication of a thin film, perpendicular recording write head are disclosed. The structure provides a pole tip separated from a rear pole by a non-magnetic separation layer located adjacent the flare point. The rear pole contains an imbedded non-magnetic layer. The separated pole tip and imbedded layer aid in the high data rate recording as well as the erasure performance of the write pole structure. The fabrication involves the deposition of two different oxide layers which have mutually high etch selectivities. This characteristic allows a write pole structure to be built wherein the track width is independent of the location of the flare point. The process also produces a structure wherein the placement of the throat height of the shield is self aligned to the flare point of the write pole. | 07-02-2009 |
20090168240 | PERPENDICULAR WRITE HEAD HAVING A MODIFIED WRAP-AROUND SHIELD TO IMPROVE OVERWRITE, ADJACENT TRACK INTERFERENCE AND MAGNETIC CORE WIDTH DEPENDENCE ON SKEW ANGLE - A magnetic write head for perpendicular magnetic data recording. The write head includes an wrap around trailing shield structure for improved write field strength, reduced skew related adjacent track interference and magnetic core width. The trailing wrap around shield includes a side shield that is separated from sides of the write pole by a side gap that is narrower near the leading edge of the write pole and wider near the trailing edge of the write pole. | 07-02-2009 |
20090168257 | INDEPENDENT SIDE SHIELD AND TOP SHIELD THROAT HEIGHT CONTROL FOR HIGH LINEAR DENSITY WRAP AROUND SHIELD WRITE HEAD - A magnetic write head for perpendicular magnetic recording. The magnetic write head includes a write pole having a pole tip region and a flared region. The write pole also has a trailing, wrap-around magnetic shield that is separated from the sides of the write pole by a non-magnetic side gap layer. The write head is formed such that the side gap spacing is larger in the flared region than in the pole tip region. This varying gap spacing can be formed by depositing a non-magnetic material using a collimated sputter deposition aligned substantially perpendicular to the air bearing surface. This collimated sputtering deposits the non-magnetic material more readily on the sides of the write pole in the flared region than in the pole tip region. | 07-02-2009 |
20090219649 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC WRITE HEAD HAVING A NOVEL TRAILING RETURN POLE FOR REDUCED WIDE-AREA-TRACK-ERASURE - A magnetic write head having a magnetic return pole that is configured to prevent wide area track erasure. The magnetic return pole has a throat region with a relatively narrow width and has a inner and outer wing portions formed near the air bearing surface. The inner wing portion has a front edge that is disposed at the air bearing surface, whereas the outer wing portion has a front edge that is recessed from the air bearing surface. | 09-03-2009 |
20090244787 | PERPENDICULAR HEAD WITH WIDE TRACK WRITING CAPABILITY AND METHODS OF MEDIA TESTING - A system according to one embodiment comprises a head having a perpendicular writer, the writer comprising: a first pole structure having a pole tip positioned towards an air bearing surface of the head, the first pole structure having a portion that is recessed from an extent of the pole tip closest the air bearing surface; a return pole having an end positioned towards the air bearing surface of the head; and a gap between the first pole structure and the return pole, wherein the recessed portion is recessed less than about 1.25 microns relative to the extent of the pole tip closest the air bearing surface. Additional embodiments as well as methods are presented. | 10-01-2009 |
20090262464 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC WRITE HEAD HAVING A WRAP AROUND SHIELD CONSTRUCTED OF A LOW PERMEABILITY MATERIAL FOR REDUCED ADJACENT TRACK ERASURE - A magnetic write head for perpendicular magnetic recording having a trailing, wrap around magnetic shield constructed of a low magnetic permeability. The lower permeability of the shield prevents magnetic saturation of the shield, which in turn prevents adjacent track interference such as adjacent track erasure. The shield can also be constructed as a pure trailing shield, or as first and second side shields without any trailing shield portion. | 10-22-2009 |
20090268350 | PERPENDICULAR WRITE HEAD HAVING A TRAILING SHIELD WITH A SHORT GAP, SHORT THROAT AND HIGH APEX ANGLE FOR IMPROVED LINEAR DENSITY RECORDING - A magnetic write head having a trailing shield configured to optimize both write field strength and field gradient. The write head includes a write pole, a trailing gap layer formed over the trailing edge of the write pole and a trailing magnetic shield formed over the non-magnetic write gap layer such that the non-magnetic write gap layer is sandwiched between the trailing magnetic shield and the write pole. The trailing magnetic shield has a first surface disposed at the air bearing surface and second surface disposed away from the air bearing surface that is tapered at an angle of 20 to 75 degrees relative to the trailing edge of the write pole. | 10-29-2009 |
20090296284 | MAGNETORESISTIVE SENSOR DESIGN FOR SIGNAL NOISE PICKUP REDUCTION FOR USE WITH DEEP GAP ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE SHUNT - A magnetic head having an electrostatic shunt structure for preventing damage to the magnetic head during manufacture. A portion of the shunt structure is removed during manufacture, however another portion remains. In order to prevent the remaining portions of the shunt structure from picking up stray magnetic and electromagnetic fields, an electromagnetic shield, is provided between the remaining portions of the shunt structure and the substrate. | 12-03-2009 |
20100155366 | METHOD FOR CREATING A MAGNETIC WRITE POLE HAVING A STEPPED PERPENDICULAR POLE VIA CMP-ASSISTED LIFTOFF - A method for manufacturing a magnetic write head having a stepped, recessed, high magnetic moment pole connected with a write pole. The stepped pole structure helps to channel magnetic flux to the write pole without leaking write field to the magnetic medium. This allows the write head to maintain a high write field strength at very small bit sizes. The method includes depositing a dielectric layer and a first CMP layer over substrate that can include a magnetic shaping layer. A mask is formed over the dielectric layer, the mask having an opening to define the stepped pole structure. The image of the mask is transferred into the dielectric layer. A high magnetic moment material is deposited and a chemical mechanical polishing is performed to planarize the magnetic material and dielectric layer. | 06-24-2010 |
20100157470 | METHODS FOR CREATING SLANTED PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC POLE VIA METAL LIFTOFF - A method in one embodiment includes forming a resist structure above an upper surface of a substrate, wherein a portion of the upper surface of the substrate is a shaping layer, wherein the resist structure has an undercut; depositing a layer of magnetic material above exposed regions of the substrate, wherein a portion of the layer of magnetic material tapers towards the substrate as it approaches the undercut; removing the resist structure; and forming a write pole above the layer of magnetic material. Additional methods are disclosed. | 06-24-2010 |
20100157471 | WRITE HEAD WITH DIFFERENT UPPER AND LOWER YOKE LENGTHS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a system comprises an upper yoke having a first length defined between a pole tip thereof and a back gap thereof. In addition, the system includes a lower yoke having a second length defined between a pole tip thereof and a back gap thereof, the second length being greater than the first length. Also, the system includes coil turns in the upper and lower yokes. Additional systems and methods are also presented. | 06-24-2010 |
20100157472 | MAGNETIC WRITE HEAD HAVING A SELF-ALIGNED SIDE WRAP-AROUND SHIELD WITH MULTI-ANGLE SLANTED BUMP - A method for forming a magnetic write head having a trailing shield with a tapered and stepped, self aligned trailing magnetic shield. The shield has a tapered portion that tapers away from the write pole as it extends away from the ABS. This tapered portion helps to channel flux to the pole tip portion of the shield, while preventing the loss of write field to the shield. The stepped portion of the shield further helps to prevent the loss of write field and also defines a secondary throat height of the shield that can be accurately located relative to the air bearing surface. | 06-24-2010 |
20100157474 | METHOD OF MULTI-ANGLED BUMP PROCESSING FOR MAGNETIC POLE FABRICATION AND SYSTEMS THEREOF - A system according to one embodiment includes a magnetic pole; a bump structure above the pole, the bump structure having a first surface oriented at a first angle between 1° and 89° from a plane of deposition of the pole, and a second surface oriented at a second angle between 1° and 89° from the plane of deposition of the pole, wherein the second angle is greater than the first angle; and a shield above the bump structure. A method according to one embodiment includes forming a bump layer above a magnetic pole; removing a portion of the bump layer for forming a step therein; and milling the bump layer for defining thereon a first surface oriented at a first angle between 1° and 89° from a plane of deposition of the bump layer, and a second surface oriented at a second angle between 1° and 89° from the plane of deposition of the bump layer, wherein the second angle is greater than the first angle. | 06-24-2010 |
20100159154 | METHODS FOR CREATING A STEPPED PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC POLE VIA MILLING AND/OR METAL LIFTOFF - A method in one embodiment includes forming a layer of a nonmagnetic material above an upper surface of a substrate; forming a resist structure above the layer of nonmagnetic material, wherein the resist structure has an undercut; removing a portion of the layer of nonmagnetic material not covered by the resist structure; depositing a layer of magnetic material above the substrate adjacent a remaining portion of the layer of nonmagnetic material such that at least portions of the layer of magnetic material and the remaining portion of the layer of nonmagnetic material lie in a common plane; removing the resist structure; and forming a write pole above the layer of magnetic material and the remaining portion of the layer of nonmagnetic material. Additional methods are also presented. | 06-24-2010 |
20100163422 | ASSISTED DEPOSITION, NARROW TRENCH DAMASCENE PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A WRITE POLE OF A MAGNETIC WRITE HEAD - A method for forming a magnetic write head using a damascene process that does not form voids in the magnetic structure. An opening is formed in an alumina layer, the opening being configured to define a trench. Then a first layer of magnetic material is deposited into the trench. A CMP process is then performed to remove any voids that have formed in the first magnetic layer. Then a second layer of magnetic material is deposited over the first layer of magnetic material. In another embodiment of the invention, a opening is formed in the alumina layer, and a first layer of magnetic material is electroplated into the opening. A thin layer of non-magnetic material is then deposited, and a second layer of magnetic material is deposited over the thin layer of non-magnetic material. The thin layer of alumina advantageously provides a laminate structure that avoids data erasure. | 07-01-2010 |
20110019309 | MAGNETIC HEAD HAVING A STEPPED OR SEGMENTED WRAP AROUND SHIELD AND METHODS OF FORMATION THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a system comprises a magnetic pole having a media-facing end and a wrap around shield spaced from the magnetic pole, wherein the wrap around shield has a media-facing end positioned along three sides of the media-facing end of the magnetic pole and has inner, second, and middle regions separated by transitional regions. The inner region is closest to the media facing end of the magnetic pole, the second region is farthest from the media facing end of the magnetic pole, and the middle region is between the inner and second regions. A cross-sectional height of the inner region measured perpendicularly to the wrap around shield's media-facing end is less than a cross-sectional height of the second region, and a cross-sectional height of the middle region is greater than the cross-sectional height of the inner region and less than the cross-sectional height of the second region. | 01-27-2011 |
20110026169 | DUAL CPP GMR HEAD USING A SCISSOR SENSOR - A dual current-perpendicular-to-plane scissor sensor according to one embodiment includes a middle free layer; two outer free layers positioned on opposite sides of the middle free layer; spacer layers between the middle free layer and each of the outer free layers; and a hard bias layer positioned behind the free layers relative to a media-facing surface of the sensor, wherein the free layers are about magnetostatically balanced. | 02-03-2011 |
20120107645 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SHORT FLARE DEFINITION BY ADDITIVE PROCESS FOR PERPENDICULAR HEAD - A method for manufacturing a magnetic write head for perpendicular magnetic recording. The method includes forming a write pole, and then depositing a refill layer. A mask structure can be formed over the writ pole and refill layer, the mask structure being configured to define a stitched pole. An ion milling or reactive ion milling can then be performed to remove portions of the refill layer that are not protected by the mask structure. Then a magnetic material can be deposited to form a stitched write pole that defines a secondary flare point. The stitched pole can also be self aligned with an electrical lapping guide in order to accurately locate the front edge of the secondary flare point relative to the air bearing surface of the write head. | 05-03-2012 |
20140313614 | MAGNETIC WRITE HEAD HAVING A STACKED COIL ARCHITECTURE FOR HIGH DATA RATE PERFORMANCE - Approaches for a magnetic write head having a stacked coil architecture. Embodiments utilize the better process control capability available with thin films' thicknesses, compared to the control capability of vertical gap-filling processes, which provides for better scalability to shorter yoke length magnetic write heads, which are faster at writing data bits than are magnetic write heads having a longer yoke length. | 10-23-2014 |
20140326699 | PMR OVERWRITE ENHANCEMENT BY MAIN POLE RIE METHOD - The embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a method for forming a trench in which a write pole is deposited therein. The trench is formed with a single mask and multiple reactive ion etching (RIE) processes and has substantially straight side walls and a consistent bevel angle along the length of the write pole. The consistent bevel angle along the length of the write pole allows the bevel angle at the ABS to be consistent regardless of where the cut is when defining the ABS. | 11-06-2014 |