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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2006
Sanford A. Bolasna, San Jose, CA (US);
Lee K. Dorius, San Jose, CA (US);
Weidong Huang, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert N. Payne, San Jose, CA (US);
Sanford A. Bolasna, San Jose, CA (US);
Lee K. Dorius, San Jose, CA (US);
Weidong Huang, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert N. Payne, San Jose, CA (US);
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
An air bearing surface of a slider, which achieves low crown sensitivity is described. In one embodiment, the air bearing surface comprises a center channel and a plurality of side channels, wherein at least one side channel of the plurality of side channels is open to the center channel. The center channel and the plurality of side channels are configured to allow air to flow along the center channel toward the trailing edge of the ABS, such that there is low crown sensitivity.