Write pole tip with trailing edge recess

摘要

A data writer may be constructed, in accordance with some embodiments, with a write pole tip that is configured with leading and trailing edges on opposite sides of a tip body. The trailing edge may be shaped by a recess that extends into the tip body towards the leading edge.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a data storage medium with a plurality of data bits patterned in a plurality of concentric adjacent data tracks each having a common width and different diameters from a center of the data storage medium on a write pole facing surface; and a write pole tip positioned adjacent the data storage medium, the write pole tip configured with leading and trailing edges on opposite sides of a tip body, the trailing edge shaped by first and second recess surfaces extending into the tip body towards the leading edge at an angle perpendicular to the common width when the write pole tip is positioned at a maximum skew angle relative to the plurality of data tracks.