Seagate Technology Incorporated

Yufeng Li

Peter R Goglia

Christopher C Zahn

The present invention provides a calibration standard for the uniform calibration of flying height testers. The calibration standard comprises a head assembly held in contact with a transparent disc through the use of a load spring. The transparent disc has a plurality of grooves formed in a surface facing the head assembly. A cover case is attached to the glass disc at one end and provides a sealed environment for the interface between the head assembly and the transparent disc.

Calibration standard for flying height tester having a head mounted on a

A calibration standard for uniformly calibrating flying height testers. The calibration standard includes a wedge slider held in contact with a glass disc by a load bridge, load spring and cover case. The wedge slider has a first rail and a second rail extending along its length and has a raised end to form an optical wedge between the glass disc and the first and second rails. A profilometer is used to map any surface irregularities on the surfaces of the first and second rails facing the disc, allowing the calculation of an accurate expected distance, or flying height, between the surfaces and the disc at each horizontal location along the length of the wedge slider. The expected flying height is compared to a flying height measured through optical interference techniques to calibrate the flying height tester.

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Eden Prairie, MN, United States of America

Yufeng Li