Magnetic recording head and method of manufacturing the same

A magnetic recording apparatus comprising:

• a magnetic recording head having a stacked structure including a main pole and a return pole;
• and
• a magnetic recording medium in which a selected track travels in one direction with respect to the magnetic recording head,
• wherein the stacked structure comprises:
• a first insulation layer having a stepped portion on one surface;
• a first magnetic portion having a shape of a vertical thin film that contacts a riser of the stepped portion;
• and
• a second magnetic layer disposed to be insulated from the first magnetic portion;
• and
• wherein the selected track of the magnetic recording medium travels in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the first magnetic portion is stacked to form the magnetic recording head.

A method of manufacturing a magnetic recording head having a stacked structure including a main pole and a return pole, the method comprising:

• forming a first insulation layer having a stepped portion on one surface;
• forming a first magnetic layer, which is a magnetic thin film, on the first insulation layer along the stepped portion;
• and
• forming a first magnetic portion by etching the first magnetic layer until only a vertical thin film portion of the first magnetic layer that contacts a riser of the stepped portion remains.