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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2002
Roger L. Hipwell, Jr., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Wayne A. Bonin, North Oak, MN (US);
Kyle M. Bartholomew, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
John R. Pendray, Edina, MN (US);
Zine-eddine Boutaghou, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Roger L. Hipwell, Jr., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Wayne A. Bonin, North Oak, MN (US);
Kyle M. Bartholomew, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
John R. Pendray, Edina, MN (US);
Zine-Eddine Boutaghou, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Seagate Technology, LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A method is used for fabricating sliders for use in a disc drive actuation system, the sliders having bonds pads formed on either a top surface or side faces of the slider. The method comprises providing a substrate having a top surface. Trenches are formed in the substrate and filled with a bond pad material to form slider bond pads. Excess bond pad material is removed from the trenches such that the slider bond pads are flush with the top surface of the substrate. A transducer is fabricated on the top surface of the substrate. Finally, the slider bond pads are exposed.