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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2012
Michael L. Mallary, Sterling, MA (US);
Bernhard E. Knigge, San Jose, CA (US);
Jih-ping Peng, Saratoga, CA (US);
Michael L. Mallary, Sterling, MA (US);
Bernhard E. Knigge, San Jose, CA (US);
Jih-Ping Peng, Saratoga, CA (US);
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for reducing condensation along an air bearing surface of a slider in an energy assisted magnetic recording system are provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a slider configured to reduce condensation along an air bearing surface in an energy assisted magnetic recording system, the slider including an air bearing surface (ABS), a write transducer including a portion disposed at the ABS, a hot spot region disposed along the ABS, where the hot spot region includes the portion of the write transducer at the ABS, and a trench surrounding the hot spot region.