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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
John Contreras, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Yunfei Ding, Fremont, CA (US);
Kuok San Ho, Redwood City, CA (US);
Ian Robson McFadyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Joey Martin Poss, Rochester, MN (US);
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a data storage device comprising a recording media, a slider comprising a write head having a write-field enhancement structure for recording data to the recording media, an electronics module, and a plurality of lines disposed between and coupled to the slider and the electronics module, wherein at least one line of the plurality of lines is configured to both couple a bias voltage to a body of the slider, and carry a bias current for the write-field enhancement structure. Also disclosed herein is a data storage device comprising a slider with an embedded contact sensor, an electronics module, and a plurality of lines disposed between and coupled to the slider and the electronics module, wherein at least one line of the plurality of lines is configured to both couple a bias voltage to a body of the slider, and provide a signal to the embedded contact sensor.