Dual thin-film magnetic head with side surface terminals

Abstract

A thin-film magnetic head comprises a floating slider provided with two pairs of recesses, a pair of thin-film magnetic head elements formed between the two pairs of recesses on the end surface of the floating slider, and terminals formed by filling up the recesses of the floating slider with a conductive material. Each terminal has a front surface exposed in the end surface of the floating slider, and a side surface exposed in the side surface of the floating slider adjacent to the end surface of the same. Lead wires are connected respectively to the side surfaces of the terminals exposed respectively in the side surfaces of the floating slider. The thin-film magnetic head is one of a plurality of thin-film magnetic heads obtained by dicing a substrate on which a plurality of pairs of thin-film magnetic head elements are formed into a plurality of floating sliders each carrying a pair of thin-film magnetic head elements. When the substrate is diced, the side surfaces of the terminals are exposed in the side surfaces of each floating slider.

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