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AssigneeHitachi Global Storage Netherlands B.V.
InventorsDennis R. McKean, Robert D. Miller, Teddie P. Magbitang, James L. Hedrick, Craig J. Hawker, Willi Volksen, Phillip J. Brock, Dan J. Dawson, Michael W. Chaw, Richard I. Palmisano
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The invention relates generally to the bonding of one or more sliders in styrene and acrylate polymers. More particularly, the invention relates to planarized slider assemblies formed by using debondable solid encapsulants comprised of styrene and acrylate polymers. The invention also relates to methods that use such encapsulants in conjunction with resists to produce magnetic head sliders having patterned air-bearing surfaces.
A slider assembly comprising a plurality of sliders arranged in an array and bonded by a debondable solidified fluidic encapsulant, wherein the encapsulant is comprised of fluidic styrene and acrylate polymeric materials to minimize gaps between sliders, each slider has a surface that is free from the encapsulant, and the encapsulant-free surfaces are substantially coplanar to each other.
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