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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2003
Robert Glenn Biskeborn, Hollister, CA (US);
Luis Hector Palacios Borja, Mountain View, CA (US);
Calvin Shyhjong Lo, Saratoga, CA (US);
Kevin Thuy Luong, San Jose, CA (US);
Sassan K. Shahidi, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert Glenn Biskeborn, Hollister, CA (US);
Luis Hector Palacios Borja, Mountain View, CA (US);
Calvin Shyhjong Lo, Saratoga, CA (US);
Kevin Thuy Luong, San Jose, CA (US);
Sassan K. Shahidi, San Jose, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for providing air-skiving edges of a tape head. A slot is created in an upper face of a substrate of a tape head. The slot includes at least one edge defining an edge of a tape bearing surface (TBS) of the tape head. The surface of the tape head is then formed and finished, such as by lapping. A grind operation is subsequently conducted to form a notch in the upper face of the substrate of the tape head. Such notch extends from the slot to an outside end of the substrate of the tape head.