Hutchinson Technology Corporation

Steven A Fank

Kurt C Swanson

Jacob D Bjorstrom

Douglas P Riemer

Reid C Danielson

Catherine A Morley

Wade A Linnertz

Steven R Young

Mark P Sponholz

Paul D Borscheid

Kurt S Kruckman

A gold electroplating solution includes a gold (III) cyanide compound, a chloride compound, and hydrochloric acid. The gold (III) cyanide compound is potassium gold (III) cyanide, ammonium gold (III) cyanide, or sodium gold (III) cyanide. The chloride compound is potassium chloride, ammonium chloride, or sodium chloride. Various structures may be made with the gold electroplating solution having a gold layer deposited directly on the stainless steel (SST) layer using a photolithography process. Such structures include a gold pattern having a discontinuous pattern, a bond pad region having one or more traces on the opposite side of the dielectric layer, a gimbal having gold bond pads, and a bonding joint having an electrical interface including a gold layer.

Gold electroplating solution and method

Mounts for securing magnetic disk drive head suspensions to actuator arms. The mounts include structures that snap onto the actuator arm to provide a secure friction fit engagement. The mounts can be efficiently removed to permit rework of the suspension and head components.

Slidably engaging snap-on arm mounts for disk drive head suspensions

A method for fabricating a tubular article having a wall structure defined by a selected pattern. The method includes the steps of providing a tube having an outer surface and an inner surface; coating the outer surface with first photosensitive resist; exposing the selected pattern portions of the coated outer surface; developing the first photosensitive resist coated on the outer surface; coating the inner surface with second photosensitive resist; and exposing the tube to an etchant to form a tubular article having the wall structure defined by the selected pattern. The second photosensitive resist is more brittle than the first photosensitive resist when the first and second photosensitive resist are dry. An apparatus for exposing a photosensitive resist-coated tube to laser. The device includes an elongated tubular member having an aperture extending through its wall. The outside diameter of the elongated tubular member is smaller than the inside diameter of the tube, so that the elongated tubular member can be positioned inside the tube without touching the inner surface of the tube. The apparatus further includes a laser beam and a reflective member for transmitting the laser beam to selected pattern portions of the coated inner surface of the tube through the aperture of the elongated tubular member.

Method and apparatus for fabricating a stent

The present invention provides a process for controlling the contour of a feature in a transition area made by etching a substrate. This process includes applying a patterned resist mask to the substrate to form a plurality of mask openings and mask land areas. The mask land areas are sized and spaced to a control the contour of a feature on the substrate.

Process for control of contours formed by etching substrates

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Darwin, MN, United States of America

Steven A Fank