Process to inhibit slider contamination during processing
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsVince B. Engelkes, Peter Gunderson, Timothy W. Stoebe, David J. Ellison
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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.
Claims20
A method of forming a slider for a disc drive, comprising:
- 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.
A method of forming a slider for a disc drive, comprising:
- forming a plurality of sliders on a wafer;
- cutting the wafer into a plurality of slider row bars;
- and
- applying a low surface energy coating on the plurality of slider row bars.
A method of forming a slider for a disc drive, comprising:
- forming a plurality of sliders on a wafer;
- applying a low surface energy coating on the wafer;
- and
- cutting the wafer with the low surface energy coating into a plurality of slider row bars.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.