Method of manufacturing magnetoresistive/inductive composite head and magnetoresistive/inductive composite head

Abstract

In a magnetoresistive/inductive composite head including: a magnetoresistive head which comprises a magnetoresistive element for sensing magnetic field occurring above a magnetic recording medium and an electrode portion for supplying sense current to the magnetoresistive element, the magnetoresistive element and the electrode portion being disposed between a pair of first and second magnetic shields disposed so as to confront each other through magnetic gaps; and an inductive head which comprises a first magnetic pole using the second magnetic shield as a magnetic pole, a second magnetic pole disposed at the opposite side to the magnetoresistive element with respect to the second magnetic shield and a coil for exciting the first magnetic pole and the second magnetic pole, wherein the writing of information is performed on the magnetic recording medium by magnetic field occurring from a writing magnetic gap provided between the first magnetic pole and the second magnetic pole; and a recess potion for defining the width of each of the first magnetic pole and the second magnetic pole, the recess portion being formed on the surface of the second magnetic shield which confronts the magnetic recording medium, wherein the end potion of the recess portion and the end portion of the electrode portion are in a predetermined positional relationship with each other.

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