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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2007
Yoshitaka Sasaki, Milpitas, CA (US);
Takehiro Kamigama, Hong Kong, CN;
Yoshitaka Sasaki, Milpitas, CA (US);
Takehiro Kamigama, Hong Kong, CN;
Headway Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
SAE Magnetics (H.K.) Ltd., Hong Kong, CN;
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a slider includes forming a slider material containing a portion to be the slider body and a head element. The slider material is processed to form an air bearing surface by lapping a surface to be a medium facing surface of the slider material to form a lapped surface that includes a third surface. Selectively etching the lapped surface for form a second surface and after the selectively etching, lapping a part of the lapped surface to form the first surface, the third surface and a border part.