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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yu-En Percy Chang, Mountain View, CA (US);
Yuri Igor Markevitch, San Jose, CA (US);
Scott Thomas, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands, B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/600 ; G11B 5/127 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/600 ; G11B 5/127 ;
Abstract
A method for producing sliders having positive camber on the air bearing surface. The method comprises (i) scribing the air bearing surface of a slider row along a line between individual sliders, (ii) flat plate lapping the air bearing surface of the slider row, and (iii) producing a pattern of stress on the back side of the slider row to create positive camber in each individual slider in the slider row.