Magnetic head and method of manufacturing the same

A method of manufacturing a magnetic head including a recording head where a lower tip magnetic pole and an upper tip magnetic pole are formed facing one another with a write gap in between and a coil is disposed on a rear side of a lower magnetic pole, the method comprising steps of:

• sputtering, on an exposed surface of the lower magnetic pole, a magnetic material that forms the lower tip magnetic pole so that a rear side on which the coil is disposed is an inclined surface;
• covering with an insulating material so that an upper surface of the coil forms a continuous surface with the magnetic material formed on the exposed surface of the lower magnetic pole;
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• polishing an upper surface of the magnetic material to a flat surface to partially expose the magnetic material as well as polishing an upper surface of the insulating layer covering the coil to become flush with the flat surface of the magnetic material to form the lower tip magnetic pole on whose rear side, on which the coil is disposed, an apex part is formed, and to form an insulating layer that covers the coil.