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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
May. 10, 2011
Tomomitsu Inoue, Odawara, JP;
Hideo Yamakura, Yokohama, JP;
Takateru Seki, Yokohama, JP;
HGST Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
In one embodiment, a magnetic head slider includes a substrate, at least two elements (read element, write element, and/or heater element) positioned adjacent to the substrate, a resistance detection element positioned near the two elements, a pair of conductive terminals in an accessible position and coupled to each of the two elements, a protective film surrounding the two elements and the resistance detection element, a first and a second thin conductive wire extending from the resistance detection element and terminating at an edge of the protective film, a third thin conductive wire extending from one of the pair of conductive terminals for a first of the two elements and terminating at an edge of the protective film, and a fourth thin conductive wire extending from one of the pair of conductive terminals for a second of the two elements and terminating at an edge of the protective film.