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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 1997
Filed:
May. 08, 1995
Kent N Maffitt, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Beat G Keel, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Seagate Technology, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A thin film magnetic head includes a slider having a first air bearing surface and a second surface made of a layer of an insulating material. The second surface has a first aperture formed in the insulating layer to expose a portion of the slider below the second surface layer. A reading/writing transducer is provided in the slider adjacent to the air bearing surface and has a first connecting link extending within the slider so that an end of the first link is exposed within the first aperture of the second surface layer. A first bond pad extends on the second surface of the slider and within the first aperture of the second surface layer. The first bond pad is electrically connected to the exposed end of the first link of the read/write transducer within the first aperture of the second surface layer.