Process for fabricating a slider or head for a data storage device
US7698806B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 5, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1082
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The application discloses processes for fabricating a slider or head for a data storage device. The processes disclosed provide a transducer portion that is separated from a slider body by a gap. In an illustrated embodiment, actuator elements are fabricated in the gap to adjust a position of the transducer portion relative to the slider body.
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