Process to inhibit slider contamination during processing
US9685176B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49021
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods for forming a slider for a disc drive. One method includes forming a plurality of sliders on a wafer, applying a self-assembled monolayer coating on the plurality of sliders, and cutting the plurality of sliders into a plurality of individual sliders. Another method includes forming a plurality of sliders on a wafer, applying a low surface energy coating on the plurality of sliders, and cutting the plurality of sliders into a plurality of individual sliders.
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