A transducer for magnetically reading and writing information is
disclosed. The present invention eases the intricate process of wafer
thin film deposition and bar lapping by proposing a transducer including
a first and second member, both of which perform the reading and writing
function of the transducer. The present invention provides a transducer
with greatly improved magnetic efficiency by probing the media
magnetization directly. The structure is inherently stable due to shape
anisotropy of the members and the closure of magnetic flux at the ends of
each member.