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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2019
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yuhang Cheng, Edina, MN (US);
Nan Zhou, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Yongjun Zhao, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Huaqing Yin, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Weibin Chen, Bloomington, MN (US);
Michael Allen Seigler, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/09 (2006.01); G11B 5/60 (2006.01); G11B 5/31 (2006.01); G11B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/6082 (2013.01); G11B 5/3136 (2013.01); G11B 2005/0021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A near-field transducer has an enlarged portion with a layer of soft plasmonic material. A peg formed of a thermally robust plasmonic material includes an embedded part that is partially embedded within the enlarged portion and has an exposed surface facing away from the enlarged portion. An intersection between a lower edge of the enlarged portion and the embedded part has a discontinuity.