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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1993
Filed:
May. 28, 1991
Peter G Bischoff, Cupertino, CA (US);
Carroll S Gooden, San Jose, CA (US);
Chak M Leung, San Jose, CA (US);
Read-Rite Corp., Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A thin film tape head assembly is formed by depositing a multiplicity of thin film transducers on a ceramic wafer or substrate. The wafer is divided into head bars, each of which has one or more thin film transducers on its face. End sections and a cover bar are joined to the head bar to form a head bar subassembly. A flexible cable or electrical pins are provided between the end sections to enable electrical connection between the head circuit and external circuitry. By joining a number of head bar subassemblies, a multigap thin film tape head assembly is produced to serve as a read/write device.