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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2000
Kenji Itoh, Fujisawa, JP;
Naoki Kurosu, Fujisawa, JP;
Yohtaroh Ichimura, Yokohama, JP;
Tatsushi Yoshida, Chigasaki, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A set of bonding pads are ultrasonically connected to a set of leads. The bonding pads are formed on a predetermined plane of a slider held by a slider holder accessible to the recording plane of a disk in a disk drive. The leads are held by the slider holder and have joints that are formed so as to respectively face each of the bonding pads. A front end plane of a wedge working on the joints is tilted in a direction in which the first sides of the joints correspond to external connection sides. The ultrasonic connection is completed by pressing the joints of the leads against the faced boding pads.