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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2012
Norifumi Miyamoto, Chigasaki, JP;
Satoshi Tabata, Chigasaki, JP;
Akira Morinaga, Chigasaki, JP;
Masahiro Ito, Odawara, JP;
Norifumi Miyamoto, Chigasaki, JP;
Satoshi Tabata, Chigasaki, JP;
Akira Morinaga, Chigasaki, JP;
Masahiro Ito, Odawara, JP;
HGST Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
In one embodiment, a magnetic head slider includes at least one magnetic head element chosen from a group consisting of: a write element adapted for writing data to a magnetic recording medium and a read element adapted for reading data from the magnetic recording medium, a heater element adapted for controlling a flying height of the at least one magnetic head element above the magnetic recording medium, a contact sensor element adapted for detecting contact between the magnetic head slider near the at least one magnetic head element and the magnetic recording medium, and shared terminals adapted for supplying voltage to the heater element and for conveying signals from the contact sensor element. Other magnetic head sliders and methods of use are described according to additional embodiments.