摘要 |
A manufacturing method for a perpendicular magnetic recording head includes the steps of forming a groove in a first nonmagnetic layer, forming a side shield, forming a second nonmagnetic layer, forming a main-magnetic-pole front end portion and forming a main-magnetic-pole yoke portion. The groove extends in a front-rear direction orthogonal to an air bearing surface. The side shield of soft magnetic material, the second nonmagnetic layer and the main-magnetic-pole front end portion of soft magnetic material are formed on an inner wall of the groove. The main-magnetic-pole front end portion is not magnetostatically coupled to the side shield. The main-magnetic-pole yoke portion magnetically is insulated from the side shield and magnetically connected to the main-magnetic-pole front end portion. The main-magnetic-pole yoke portion widens from the main-magnetic-pole front end portion toward a rear side.
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