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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2012
Steven C. Rudy, San Jose, CA (US);
Matthew R. Gibbons, San Jose, CA (US);
Curtis V. Macchioni, Livermore, CA (US);
Yun-fei LI, Fremont, CA (US);
Changhe Shang, Fremont, CA (US);
Carlos Corona, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Steven C. Rudy, San Jose, CA (US);
Matthew R. Gibbons, San Jose, CA (US);
Curtis V. Macchioni, Livermore, CA (US);
Yun-Fei Li, Fremont, CA (US);
Changhe Shang, Fremont, CA (US);
Carlos Corona, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Western Digital (Fremont), LLC, Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
A slider includes a transducer including a magnetic structure having a front edge and a back edge. The slider further includes an electronic lapping guide (ELG) substantially coplanar with the magnetic structure and having a top edge and a bottom edge. The slider further includes a plurality of pads configured to calibrate a sheet resistance of the ELG and an offset of the ELG.