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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2007
Jia-yang Juang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Toshiki Hirano, San Jose, CA (US);
Fu-ying Huang, San Jose, CA (US);
Jifang Tian, Fremont, CA (US);
Jia-Yang Juang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Toshiki Hirano, San Jose, CA (US);
Fu-Ying Huang, San Jose, CA (US);
Jifang Tian, Fremont, CA (US);
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
An integrated microactuator slider. The microactuator includes a substrate having a fixed portion and a moveable portion. The microactuator also includes a slider communicatively integrated within the moveable portion of the substrate. The slider includes a read/write head for reading data from or writing data to a data storage device. The microactuator further includes a force generator communicatively integrated within the substrate. The force generator is for causing movement of the moveable portion of the substrate.