Pad slider design for on-slider ELGs
AssigneeHitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
InventorsSatoru Araki, Alexander Driskill-Smith, David Seagle, Xiao Wu
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a slider including a slider body, a magnetic reader disposed on the slider body, a magnetic writer disposed on the slider body, and an electronic lapping guide disposed on the slider body. The slider also includes a first row of contact pads disposed on the slider body and coupled to the magnetic reader and the magnetic writer and a second row of contact pads disposed on the slider body and coupled to the electronic lapping guide. The electronic lapping guide may be electrically isolated from the magnetic reader and magnetic writer.
Claims23
A slider, comprising:
- a slider body;
- a magnetic reader disposed on the slider body;
- a magnetic writer disposed on the slider body;
- an electronic lapping guide disposed on the slider body;
- a first row of contact pads disposed on the slider body and coupled to the magnetic reader and the magnetic writer;
- and
- a second row of contact pads disposed on the slider body and coupled to the electronic lapping guide, wherein the electronic lapping guide is electrically isolated from the magnetic reader and magnetic writer.
A disk drive, comprising:
- a magnetic disk;
- an arm rotatably mounted to move over the magnetic disk;
- and
- a slider connected to an end of the arm, wherein the slider comprises:
- a magnetic reader in a first level of a substrate;
- a magnetic writer in a second level of the substrate;
- an electronic lapping guide in the first level of the substrate;
- a first row of contact pads coupled to the magnetic reader and the magnetic writer;
- and
- a second row of contact pads coupled to the electronic lapping guide, wherein the electronic lapping guide is electrically isolated from the magnetic reader and magnetic writer.
A method of manufacturing a slider, the method comprising:
- forming at least one heater, at least one reader, at least one electronic lapping guide, and at least one writer on the slider;
- forming a first row of contact pads on the slider, wherein the first row of contact pads is coupled to the at least one heater, the at least one reader, and the at least one writer;
- and
- forming a second row of contact pads on the slider, wherein the second row of contact pads is coupled to the at least one electronic lapping guide, and wherein the at least one electronic lapping guide is electrically isolated from the at least one heater, the at least one reader, and the at least one writer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.