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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Tong Zhao, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Xiaoyue Huang, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Michael C. Kautzky, Eagan, MN (US);
Hui Brickner, Savage, MN (US);
Yi-Kuei Ryan Wu, Bloomington, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 11/00 (2006.01); G11B 13/08 (2006.01); G11B 5/60 (2006.01); G11B 5/48 (2006.01); G11B 5/31 (2006.01); G11B 5/127 (2006.01); G03F 7/26 (2006.01); G03F 7/20 (2006.01); G11B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 13/08 (2013.01); G11B 5/314 (2013.01); G11B 5/4866 (2013.01); G11B 5/6082 (2013.01); G11B 5/6088 (2013.01); G03F 7/20 (2013.01); G03F 7/26 (2013.01); G11B 5/127 (2013.01); G11B 2005/0021 (2013.01);
Abstract
Near field transducers (NFTs) and devices that include a peg having an air bearing region and an opposing back region, the back region including a sacrificial structure, a disc having a first surface in contact with the peg, and a barrier structure, the barrier structure positioned between the opposing back region of the peg and the first surface of the disc.