MANUFACTURE OF MAGNETIC HEAD ELEMENT

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for the formation of an ELG element terminal for magnetic head machining which can increase the number of obtained magnetic head elements by making ELG element formation width narrower. SOLUTION: A bar body having magnetic head elements 12 and ELG elements 14 formed alternately and adjacently is polished while the resistance values of the sensing parts of the ELG elements 14 are monitored and after the polishing, the ELG element parts 14 are cut always to separate the individual magnetic head elements 12: and a lead-out layer 32 connected to the sense part of an ELG element 14 is connected to the nearby internal lead-out layer 42 of an adjacent magnetic head element 12 through a connection part 52 and a pad 20b for external connection which is formed on the top surface of a lead-out terminal column 41 near an ELG element 14 and is connected to the internal lead-out layer 42 and the monitor pad 22a of the ELG element 14 are connected through a connection part 51 to use the terminal column 41 for both the magnetic head 12 and ELG element 14.