Slider with bond pad arrangements

One or more sliders that include a protective overcoat that extends across the entire air bearing surface

Method of processing a slider

Process coupons used in manufacturing flexures

Method of making a high density slider clamp fixture

Articles for lapping stacked row bars having in-wafer ELG circuits

Method of processing a slider

High density slider clamp fixture

Selectable readers for better performance

Methods and articles for lapping stacked row bars having in-wafer ELG circuits

Stripe height lapping control structures for a multiple sensor array

Process coupons used in manufacturing flexures

Method of manufacturing magnetic recording head

Methods of manufacturing magnetic heads using a trigger reader electronic lapping guide

De-swage machine for removal of a head from a head stack assembly and method of using the same

PROBE TIP STRUCTURE FOR BONDINGLESS ELECTRONIC LAPPING GUIDE CONNECTIONS

Method of adjusting tilt using magnetic erase width feedback

Methods and systems for detecting ESD events in cabled devices

COUPLED SPOT-SIZE-CONVERTER ARRAYS FOR WAFER-LEVEL OPTICAL METROLOGY

Apparatus with a lapping guide within a span of the transducer array

Alignment of optical components

De-swage machine for removal of a head from a head stack assembly and method of using the same

Method of manufacturing an electronic device

Common ground for electronic lapping guides

Spectral noise analysis for read head structures

Method and system for performing on-wafer testing of heads

Cantilever of scanning probe microscope and method for manufacturing the same, method for inspecting thermal assist type magnetic head device and its apparatus

Method of manufacturing a thermally-assisted magnetic recording head that suppresses protrusion of a plasmon generator

Silver alloy electrical lapping guides (ELGs) for fabrication of disk drive sliders with magnetoresistive sensors

Magnetically biased write pole

Method of manufacturing magnetoresistive element

Thin-femto magnetic head slider and method for producing the same

Method and system for optically coupling a laser with a transducer in an energy assisted magnetic recording disk drive

Method for determining a critical dimension at a plane of interest from a measurement taken at a test plane

Method of burn-in testing for thermally assisted head

Method for performing burn-in test

Thermally-assisted magnetic recording head having dummy waveguides for light beam alignment

Perpendicular magnetic write head having a novel shield structure

Magnetic write head fabrication with integrated electrical lapping guides

Methods and systems for detecting ESD events in cabled devices

Method of Manufacturing Lapping Plate, and Method of Manufacturing Magnetic Head Slider using the Lapping Plate

Magnetic head slider testing method

Near-field light generating device including near-field light generating element disposed over waveguide with buffer layer and adhesion layer therebetween

Device for transporting magnetic head, device for inspecting magnetic head, and method for manufacturing magnetic head

Manufacturing method of thin-film magnetic head, wafer for thin-film magnetic head and thin-film magnetic head

Electrical lap guides and methods of using the same

Testing method of wafer with thin-film magnetic heads and manufacturing method of thin-film magnetic head

PATTERNED MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD WITH TERMINATION PATTERN

Apparatus for forming magnetic recording heads

Method of lapping a magnetic head slider

PERPENDICULAR WRITE HEAD HAVING A STEPPED FLARE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF

Method for manufacturing a magnetic write head

Perpendicular write head having a stepped flare structure and method of manufacture thereof

Method for manufacturing thin film magnetic heads

Thin film magnetic head having similarly structured resistive film pattern and magnetic bias layer

Testing method of magnetic head by using inductance

MONITORING ELEMENT FOR A MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD

Long-term asymmetry tracking in magnetic recording devices

Method for manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic write pole using an electrical lapping guide for tight write pole flare point control

METHOD OF EVALUATING MAGNETORESISTIVE HEAD

Method, system, and computer program product for estimating adjacent track erasure risk by determining erase band width growth rates

CORROSION DETECTION METHOD AND MONITORING PATTERN USED THEREIN

Test device and method for measurement of tunneling magnetoresistance properties of a manufacturable wafer by the current-in-plane-tunneling technique

Test components fabricated with pseudo sensors used for determining the resistance of an MR sensor

Test components fabricated with large area sensors used for determining the resistance of an MR sensor

Wafer level testing

Method of manufacturing a thermally assisted magnetic head

Magnetoresistive effect element and manufacturing method thereof

Magnetic head and magnetic disk apparatus

Method of manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic write head with stepped trailing magnetic shield with electrical lapping guide control

Read sensor testing using thermal magnetic fluctuation noise spectra

Method for manufacturing a magnetic write head

Magnetic head substructure for use for manufacturing a magnetic head

Method for manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic write head

Magnetic head slider manufacturing method

MAGNETIC MEDIA HAVING A SERVO TRACK WRITTEN WITH A PATTERNED MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD

Magnetic head and method of manufacturing the same

Magnetic head slider fabrication method, preamplifier and magnetic disk drive

Perpendicular magnetic recording write head with trailing shield having throat height defined by electroplated nonmagnetic pad layer and method for making the head

Write element modification control using a galvanic couple

Method for manufacturing a magnetic write head

Method for redefining the trailing shield throat height in a perpendicular magnetic recording write head

Determining smear of a hard disk drive slider

Thin-film magnetic head having electric lapping guide and method of making the same

Method for manufacturing a magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic data recording

Perpendicular write head having a stepped flare structure and method of manufacture thereof

Magnetic head slider testing apparatus and magnetic head slider testing method

Probe assembly for lapping a bar using a patterned probe

Method of manufacturing magnetic head and method of manufacturing magnetic head substructure

Method of manufacturing magnetic head

Method for preventing TMR MRR drop of a slider and method for manufacturing sliders

Magnetic head having a CPP sensor with tunnel barrier layer and ELG material coplanar with the tunnel barrier layer

Method of manufacturing magnetic head, and magnetic head substructure

Method FPR manufacturing a magnetic write head

Optical lapping guide for use in the manufacture of perpendicular magnetic write heads

Inspection method of magnetic head slider and inspection device thereof

Scanning probe microscopy inspection and modification system

Magnetic head structure with diagonal of rectangular-shaped height monitor extending along track width direction

Head slider and method of making the same and grinding apparatus for head slider

Wafer and insulation characteristic monitoring method

Support jig for a chip product

Magnetoresistive element, manufacturing method thereof, and magnetic storage device utilizing the same magnetoresistive element

Magnetic head structure and method for manufacturing magnetic head structure

Increased anisotropy induced by direct ion etch for telecommunications/electronics devices

Auxiliary slider-debonding device and slider debonding method

METHODS OF MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC HEADS WITH REFERENCE AND MONITORING DEVICES

Storage device having slider with sacrificial extension aligned with channel on opposite surface

Patterned magnetic recording head having a gap pattern with substantially elliptical or substantially diamond-shaped termination pattern

Magnetoresistive sensor having a magnetically stable free layer with a positive magnetostriction

Magnetic media having a non timing based servo track written with a patterned magnetic recording head and process for making the same

Method for real-time monitoring the fabrication of magnetic memory units

Method for merging sensor field-mill and electronic lapping guide material placement for a partial mill process and sensor formed according to the method

Method of manufacturing a magnetic head

Pad slider design for on-slider ELGs

Magnetically anisotropic shield for use in magnetic data recording

Magnetic write head having a magnetically anisotropic write pole

End point detection for direct ion milling to induce magnetic anisotropy in a magnetic layer

Magnetic medium having a soft underlayer with a magnetic anisotropy

Magnetic random access memory (MRAM) having increased reference layer anisotropy through ion beam etch of magnetic layers

Method for manufacturing a thin film magnetic head

Slider having protective films of differing hydrogen content

Method of inspecting thin film magnetic head element using scanning electron microscope, and inspecting holding jig

Method of manufacturing a spin-valve giant magnetoresistive head

Lapping method and station to achieve tight dimension controls for both read and write elements of magnetic recording heads and magnetic storage device formed thereby

Method for providing an endpoint layer for ion milling of top of read sensor having top lead connection and sensor formed thereby

Thin film magnetic head integrated structure

Magnetic head and method of manufacturing same, and magnetic head substructure

Scanning probe microscopy inspection and modification system

Magnetic head slider testing apparatus and magnetic head slider testing method

Magnetic head and method of manufacturing the same

Thin film magnetic head wafer with identification information

Magnetic recording heads with bearing surface protections and methods of manufacture

Method and apparatus for testing tunnel magnetoresistive effect element, manufacturing method of tunnel magnetoresistive effect element and tunnel magnetoresistive effect element

Double layer patterning and technique for milling patterns for a servo recording head

Manufacturing method and apparatus for magnetic head sliders

Magnetic head and magnetic head substructure including resistor element whose resistance corresponds to the length of the track width defining portion of the pole layer

Method of lapping row bar in which perpendicular magnetic heads are formed and lapping machine

Method of fabricating magnetic sensors with pinned layers with zero net magnetic moment

Method and apparatus for forming surface, magnetic head and method of manufacturing the same

Magnetic media having a servo track written with a patterned magnetic recording head

Individual slider testing

Distributed shunt structure for lapping of current perpendicular plane (CPP) heads

Method of measuring head characteristics of a data storage device, and data storage device

Thin film magnetic head structure, method of manufacturing the same, and method of manufacturing thin film magnetic head

Methods of manufacturing magnetic heads with reference and monitoring devices

System, method, and apparatus for handling and testing individual sliders in a row-like format in single slider processing systems

Method of providing a low-stress sensor configuration for a lithography-defined read sensor

Method for making magnetic write head

Method for grinding a bar of thin film magnetic elements utilizing a plurality of resistive films

Method on manufacturing spin valve film

Method for controlling a burnish cycle to minimize cycle time

Scanning probe microscopy inspection and modification system

ESD shunt for transducing head

Thin-film magnetic recording head manufacture using selective imaging

Method of marking sintered body and method for manufacturing magnetic head wafer

Apparatus for measuring slider mounting position in magnetic head, and magnetic head manufacturing system using the measurement apparatus

Method of inspecting thin-film magnetic head and method of making thin-film magnetic head

Apparatus and method for closed loop feedback during lapping of magnetic heads

Storage device slider with sacrificial lapping extension

Method for measuring amount of grinding in magnetic head producing process

Storage device slider with sacrificial lapping extension

Non-local spin valve sensor for high linear density

Determining in-plane bow of a tape drive head module

Dual write heater for slider surface topography control in double perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) writers

Reader with shape optimized for higher SNR

Measurement of a reversed side shield magnetization condition

Electronic lapping guide in a magnetic recording transducer