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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
May. 03, 2007
Cherngye Hwang, San Jose, CA (US);
Jorge Goitia, San Jose, CA (US);
Kenneth L. Larson, Manteca, CA (US);
Dennis R. Mckean, Milpitas, CA (US);
Cherngye Hwang, San Jose, CA (US);
Jorge Goitia, San Jose, CA (US);
Kenneth L. Larson, Manteca, CA (US);
Dennis R. McKean, Milpitas, CA (US);
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B. V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
A method for forming a planarized surface for at least one bar of sliders for utilization in a hard disk drive is disclosed. In general, at least one bar of sliders is placed on an adhesive layer. A single thermoplastic layer is then provided above the at least one bar of sliders. The single thermoplastic layer is then heated to a softening temperature such that the single thermoplastic layer will flow between the at least one bar of sliders. The single thermoplastic layer is then cooled to form a planarized surface of both said single thermoplastic layer and said at least one bar of sliders at said adhesive layer.