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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2001
Darrell D. Palmer, San Jose, CA (US);
A. David Erpelding, San Jose, CA (US);
Oscar J. Ruiz, San Jose, CA (US);
Surya Pattanaik, San Jose, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for forming a head gimbal assembly in which the head gimbal assembly and a frame are formed from a continuous piece of laminated material comprised of a first layer, a second layer and a third layer. A plurality of electrical lines are formed in the third layer of the head gimbal assembly and a plurality of electrical line extensions are formed in the third layer of the frame. The slider is positioned at an angle to the frame and a plurality of termination pads on the slider are bonded to the electrical lines. The frame is partially separated from the head gimbal assembly and the relative position of the slider to the head gimbal assembly is changed by an amount sufficient to separate the plurality of electrical lines from the plurality of electrical line extensions.