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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Noriyuki Saiki, Odawara, JP;
Kazue Kudo, Odawara, JP;
Takaharu Niimi, Minamiashigara, JP;
Yasunobu Yanagisawa, Yokkaichi, JP;
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/48 (2006.01); G11B 5/455 (2006.01); G11B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/455 (2013.01); G11B 5/4853 (2013.01); G11B 2005/0021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A test fixture for testing a slider configured for heat assisted magnetic recording. The test fixture has a three dimensional structure with contact pads configured to make contact with electrically conductive contact pads at the trailing edge of the slider. The test fixture also has a structure with a contact pad configured to make electrical contact with a contact pad formed at a backside surface of the slider.