Narrow track thin film magnetic head suitable for high density recording and reproducing operations and fabrication method thereof wherein an air bearing surface has at least one groove containing a non-magnetic electrically conductive layer
In a composite magnetic head comprising a magnetoresistive read head including a magnetic thin film having a magnetoresistive effect and soft magnetic members interposing the soft magnetic film between them through a non-magnetic insulation layer, an induction type write head including poles formed in a moving direction of a medium and a conductor crossing the poles, and disposed in the proximity of the magnetoresistive head, and a substrate supporting these heads, the present invention discloses a composite magnetic head characterized in that part of a floating surface inclusive of the magnetic head constituent members has recesses and the read/write operations to and from the medium are effected by the portion interposed by these recesses.
This is a divisional application of U.S. Ser. No. 08/192,794, filed Feb. 7, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,850,326; which is a file wrapper continuation application of U.S. Ser. No. 07/683,719, filed Apr. 11, 1991, now abandoned.
Disclosed is a magnetroresistance effect type complex head including: (1) a magnetroresistance effect head including: a magnetroresistance effect element 15 which includes a central region 12 for detecting a magnetic field from a record medium and a pair of terminal portions 13, 14 for supplying a bias magnetic field and a current to the central region; a pair of magnetic separators 11, 16 confronting each other, sandwiching the magnetroresistance effect element, and each including an insulator; and a first and second magnetic shield films 10, 17 confronting each other, and sandwitching the magnetroresistance effect element and the pair of magnetic separators; (2) an inductive head including: a first magnetic pole film 17 which is also used as the second magnetic shield; a magnetic gap 18 piled up on the first magnetic pole; a second magnetic pole film 19 piled up on the magnetic gap; and a coil pattern for generating a magnetic flux which flows through the first and second magnetic pole films; (3) a pair of pits 20 recessed in a direction perpendicular to an air bearing surface and disposed on both lateral sides of the second magnetic pole film to determine a width of the second magnetic pole film; and (4) a pattern 8 for determining a position of the pair of recesses.
To measure positions of a plurality of thin film magnetic head elements formed in a line on a bar, the quantity of positions of samples in the bar is estimated from the magnetic head elements the amount of deviation in position of the next element, and the distance between the elements are obtained, and the amount of deviation and distance are estimated by a primary approximate linear or several-order approximate curve. The estimated amount and the distance between the elements are moved simultaneously, and an image formed by a lens optical system is photo-converted to an image signal, and dimensions are computed. The conversion step is carried out immediately after movement of the next element and is continuously repeated, and the computing step is processed in parallel with the conversation step.
An MR head includes a slider, and a film structure part which is located on an air outflow side of the slider and includes an MR element for reproducing. The film structure part has an end surface located on an identical side as a floating surface of the slider. The end surface of the film structure part and the floating surface of the slider form a step-like recess which has a depth making it possible to prevent a fine projection on a magnetic disk from hitting the end surface of the film structure part.
