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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2019
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Byung Seok Kwon, San Jose, CA (US);
David Ellison, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 33/14 (2006.01); B32B 15/20 (2006.01); B32B 9/00 (2006.01); C09D 1/00 (2006.01); G11B 5/48 (2006.01); G11B 5/40 (2006.01); C01F 7/00 (2006.01); C23C 16/455 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 33/1446 (2013.01); B32B 9/00 (2013.01); B32B 15/20 (2013.01); C09D 1/00 (2013.01); G11B 5/40 (2013.01); G11B 5/4833 (2013.01); B32B 2250/03 (2013.01); C01F 7/002 (2013.01); C23C 16/45525 (2013.01);
Abstract
A slider is provided with a conformal coating (e.g., an oxide) on the air-bearing surface (ABS) to provide a consistent surface energy to the ABS. The conformal coating may be formed by an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process. A consistent surface energy inhibits accumulation of contaminants on the slider ABS, such as at topographical transition areas.