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Head gimbal assembly and disk drive

US8179745B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 17, 2010
Grant dateMay 15, 2012
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Expiry dateAug 7, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/4873
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A head gimbal assembly including a gimbal provided with a tongue comprising a stage; a sub-mount comprising a laser diode, wherein the laser diode is disposed internally in the sub-mount, and wherein the sub-mount is mounted on said stage; a head slider for thermally assisted recording, wherein the head slider is disposed on the sub-mount; a first piezoelectric element; a second piezoelectric element; and a plurality of lead wires.

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