Device with ESD protection utilizing a shorting material between electrical pads or leads which are shorted then unshorted by severing the shorting material and then recreating the short by reapplying the shorting material
US7345853B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K2101/42
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device according to one embodiment includes an electronic component such as an MR sensor, a pair of leads operatively coupled to the electronic component, and shorting material between the leads, the shorting material having been applied by a laser deposition process, the shorting material having been severed. A magnetic storage system according to another embodiment includes magnetic media; and at least one head for reading from and writing to the magnetic media, each head having: a sensor; and a writer coupled to the sensor. The system also includes a pair of pads or leads operatively coupled to the head; shorting material between the leads, the shorting material having been applied by a laser deposition process, the shorting material having been severed; a slider for supporting the head; and a control unit coupled to the head for controlling operation of the head.
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