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US 2003/0142444 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for the prevention of electrostatic discharge (ESD) by a hard drive magnetic head involving the utilization of anisotropic conductive paste (ACP) in the securement to a head-gimbal assembly (HGA)
AssigneeSAE Magnetics (H.K.) Ltd.
InventorsBin Hua Tan, Quan Sheng Wu, Ze Liang Luo, Yu Fu
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Abstract
A system and method for the prevention of electrostatic discharge (ESD) by a hard drive magnetic head is disclosed. The magnetic head is secured to a head-gimbal assembly (HGA) by anisotropic conductive paste (ACP) to provide an improved electrostatic discharge path.
Claims20
A head system, comprising:
- a head element coupled to a suspension element by an electrically conductive adhesive to prevent damage by electrostatic discharge (ESD) with said head element, wherein said adhesive is an anisotropic conductive paste (ACP).
A method for head attachment, comprising:
- coupling a head element to a suspension element by an anisotropic conductive paste (ACP) to prevent damage by electrostatic discharge (ESD) with a head element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.