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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2007
Niraj Mahadev, Milpitas, CA (US);
Kazumasa Yasuda, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rudy Ayala, San Jose, CA (US);
Niraj Mahadev, Milpitas, CA (US);
Kazumasa Yasuda, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rudy Ayala, San Jose, CA (US);
SAE Magnetics (HK) Ltd., Shatin, N.T., HK;
Abstract
A simple method is provided for protecting slider mounted read/write transducers from electrostatic discharge damage during the manufacture of disk drives. The method involves placing a ball of conducting thermoplastic resin, such as a gold or silver epoxy, between the terminal pads of the transducer and using the ball to shunt the pads to read-head shields and the slider substrate and thence to ground. The epoxy ball is easily applied and easily removed and can be used at different stages in the manufacturing process.