摘要:
The present invention is directed to a thin film magnetic head and its manufacturing method. A slider 1 is provided with base body surfaces 13 and 14 at its surface facing opposite a medium. An inductive thin film magnetic transducer 2 is provided with a first pole tip P1 and a second pole tip P2 whose front ends emerge at the base body surfaces 13 and 14 and indented portions 4 and 5 provided at the base body surfaces 13 and 14. A protective film 10 covers the base body surfaces 13 and 14 and indented portions 4 and 5. The thickness of the protective film 10 at the indented portions 4 and 5 is larger than the thickness at the base body surfaces 13 and 14. The magnetic films constituting the pole tips P1 and P2 can thus be reliably protected from oxidation, corrosion and the like, while minimizing the spacing loss.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing a thin-film magnetic head works a part to be worked to a target length by carrying out an etching process on an object to be worked using an etching apparatus. The method carries out a measuring process that measures a length before working of a part to be worked using a measuring apparatus and a calculation process that calculates the processing time of the etching process required to work the part to be worked from the length before working to the target length based on a first calculation result correcting parameter obtained in advance corresponding to the measuring apparatus, a second calculation result correcting parameter obtained in advance corresponding to a position of the part to be worked, a third calculation result correcting parameter obtained in advance corresponding to a value of a current supplied to an electrode of the etching apparatus during the etching process, a fourth calculation result correcting parameter obtained in advance corresponding to a total usage time of the electrode, the length before working, and the target length. The etching process is carried out on the object to be worked for the calculated processing time.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing a thin-film magnetic head works a part to be worked to a target length by carrying out an etching process on an object to be worked using an etching apparatus. The method carries out a measuring process that measures a length before working of a part to be worked using a measuring apparatus and a calculation process that calculates the processing time of the etching process required to work the part to be worked from the length before working to the target length based on a first calculation result correcting parameter obtained in advance corresponding to the measuring apparatus, a second calculation result correcting parameter obtained in advance corresponding to a position of the part to be worked, a third calculation result correcting parameter obtained in advance corresponding to a value of a current supplied to an electrode of the etching apparatus during the etching process, a fourth calculation result correcting parameter obtained in advance corresponding to a total usage time of the electrode, the length before working, and the target length. The etching process is carried out on the object to be worked for the calculated processing time.