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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2009
Ying Dong, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Feng Wang, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Ki Myung Lee, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Ying Dong, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Feng Wang, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Ki Myung Lee, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A slider is formed of a two-phase material having a first component and a second component that is harder than the first component. A media-facing surface is formed on two-phase material, with a leading edge extending transversely from the media-facing surface. The second component is selectively removed from the two-phase material in a contact region located along at least one of the leading edge and the media-facing surface, such that a hardness of the slider is reduced in the contact region.