International Business Machines Corporation

Dien LeVan

Robert Dennis Miller

Andrew C Ting

Adel Issa Nazzal

A method of processing an assembly to prepare the assembly for etch patterning, the assembly including a row or bar mounted on a substrate, the row or bar bordered by a recess, the method including placing the assembly within a frame; applying a contiguous adhesive film across said assembly and said frame; depositing a fluid in said frame, said fluid forming in said recess; and removing said contiguous adhesive film.

Planarization process and apparatus for the etch definition of magnetic

An apparatus and method for producing a positive crown on a slider air bearing surface. The apparatus includes a reference fixture and a carrier which holds the slider and which is positioned adjacent the reference fixture. An actuator is engageable with the carrier for causing movement of the carrier relative to the reference fixture. By controlling the displacement of the actuator, the carrier can be moved back and forth relative to the reference fixture, thereby producing a positive crown on the air bearing surface of the slider by a lapping element.

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