Magnetic head, head gimbal assembly, hard disk drive, and method for processing magnetic head

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

System and method for drilling a borehole

System and method for drilling a borehole

Method of making a high density slider clamp fixture

Stress-free tape head module

Stress-free tape head module

Stress-free tape head module

Dual perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) writer base structures and mirror imaged asymmetrical magnetic core shapes for reduced writer-writer spacing (WWS)

Lapping carrier system with optimized carrier insert

High density slider clamp fixture

Tape head having a portion of a bearing surface slot that defines a skiving edge

Selectable readers for better performance

Method of forming a magnetic head

Stripe height lapping control structures for a multiple sensor array

Actuator tilt interposer for within-row lapping mount tool for magnetic recording read-write heads

Within-row stripe height and wedge angle control for magnetic recording read-write heads

High accuracy tape bearing surface length definition process for tape head fabrication

Tape head formed with high accuracy tape bearing surface length definition process

Tape head having a portion of a bearing surface slot that defines a skiving edge

Row bar and wafer for forming magnetic heads

Stripe height lapping control structures for a multiple sensor array

Magnetic head, disk drive with the same and method of manufacturing magnetic head

Method of manufacturing magnetic recording head

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

Slider for magnetic recording apparatus with projection comprising optical turning element and methods of fabrication thereof

Laser submounts formed using etching process

Crystalline magnetic layer to amorphous substrate bonding

Thermally-assisted magnetic recording head

Method and apparatus for aligning a laser diode on a slider

Method of adjusting tilt using magnetic erase width feedback

Apparatus including electrical lapping guide and methods of using the same

Slider for magnetic recording apparatus with projection comprising optical turning element and methods of fabrication thereof

Method of shaping a trailing edge of a slider

Process to inhibit slider contamination during processing

Method and assembly for grinding and/or cutting a slider bar on a lapping carrier

Electrical connection with reduced topography

Magnetic head for thermally assisted magnetic recording

Crystalline magnetic layer to amorphous substrate bonding

METHODS FOR HARDENING AMORPHOUS DIELECTRIC FILMS IN A MAGNETIC HEAD AND OTHER STRUCTURES

Laser submounts formed using etching process

Wafer for magnetic head and method for manufacturing the same

Systems and methods for correcting slider parallelism error using compensation lapping

SLIDER EDGE FEATURES

Manufacturing method of a slider and manufacturing apparatus thereof

System and method for surface steerable drilling

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 magnetoresistive element

MAGNETIC HEAD MANUFACTURING METHOD

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

Processing method of row bar for manufacturing slider and bar mask for row bar processing

Method of burn-in testing for thermally assisted head

Method for performing burn-in test

Row bar for forming sliders and method of manufacturing slider

Row bar and wafer

Row bar with smart sensor for forming sliders and method of manufacturing slider

Method and apparatus for aligning a laser diode on a slider

Method and apparatus for aligning a laser diode on a slider

Integrating and aligning laser chips on sliders for HAMR applications

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

Magnetic head inspection method and magnetic head manufacturing method

Method for forming a diamond-like carbon layer on air bearing surface of a slider

Magnetic media formatted with an intergrated thin film subgap subpole structure for arbitrary gap pattern magnetic recording head

Integrated heat assisted magnetic recording device

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

MAGNETIC READ/WRITE HEAD SUBSTRATE

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

Method of fabricating magnetic head slider including partial removal step of protecting film

HEAD SLIDER, STORAGE DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEAD SLIDER

Technique for measuring process induced magnetic anisotropy in a magnetoresistive sensor

Method of lapping a magnetic head slider

Magnetic read/write head substrate

Method for manufacturing thin film magnetic heads

MAGNETIC HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, LINEAR TAPE DRIVE APPARATUS, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCTION METHOD

Magnetic head inspection method and magnetic head inspection device

Method for bonding slider row bars for photolithography process and method for manufacturing sliders

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

Method of manufacturing a magnetic head

Method of manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic recording head

Auxiliary fixture for debonding sliders and method for manufacturing sliders using the same

WAFER-LEVEL METHOD FOR FABRICATING AN OPTICAL CHANNEL AND APERTURE STRUCTURE IN MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD SLIDERS FOR USE IN THERMALLY-ASSISTED RECORDING (TAR)

Testing method of magnetic head by using inductance

HEAD SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY AND CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY

MAGNETIC HEAD SUBSTRATE, MAGNETIC HEAD AND RECORDING MEDIUM DRIVING DEVICE

METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SLIDER

MAGNETIC HEAD AND MAGNETIC RECORDING DEVICE

METHOD OF PRODUCING HEAD SLIDER

METHOD OF PRODUCING THIN FILM MAGNETIC HEAD

Controlled lapping for an ABS damascene process

CORROSION DETECTION METHOD AND MONITORING PATTERN USED THEREIN

Dedicated noncorrosive smear detector

Wafer level balanced capacitance design for magnetic heads

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

Cleaning apparatus for cleaning component part of magnetic disk drive and cleaning method of cleaning component part of magnetic disk drive

MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MAGNETIC HEAD SLIDER

Reading/writing head using electric field, data reading/writing apparatus including the same, and method of manufacturing the same

Method of manufacturing magnetic head slider

MAGNETIC MEDIA FORMATTED WITH AN INTEGRATED THIN FILM SUBGAP SUBPOLE STRUCTURE FOR ARBITRARY GAP PATTERN MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD

Magnetic head substructure for use for manufacturing a magnetic head

Protective film forming method

CLEANING AND DRYING APPARATUS AND A CLEANING AND DRYING METHOD

Magnetic head slider manufacturing method

MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THIN-FILM MAGNETIC HEAD WITH DISHING SUPPRESSED DURING POLISHING

Magnetic head and method of manufacturing the same

Method for manufacturing a thin closure magnetic head

Slider with contact features initiated at wafer level

Magnetic head slider fabrication method, preamplifier and magnetic disk drive

O-ring free cooling pallet for hard disk drive slider carriers

Method and mechanism of the suspension resonance optimization for the hard disk driver

Method of making thin film magnetic head using electric lapping guide

Method of manufacturing magnetic head, and magnetic head sub-structure

Forming a planarized surface for at least one bar of sliders

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

System for lapping a head having an electrical lapping guide (ELG) on a wafer

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 of measuring gap depth of thin film magnetic head for horizontal magnetic recording, and method of measuring neck height of thin film magnetic head for vertical magnetic recording

Method of manufacturing magnetic head, and magnetic head substructure

Magnetic head slider using giant magnetostrictive material

Head slider

Manufacturing method and testing method for magnetoresistance effect element

Method for achieving stripe height control at bow compensated lapping

Enhanced planarization liftoff structure and method for making the same

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

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

Wafer and insulation characteristic monitoring method

Thin-film magnetic head with heating portion and protrusion adjustment portion, head gimbal assembly equipped head, magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus equipped HGA, and manufacturing method of head

Method for bonding slider row bars for photolithography process

Magnetic head structure and method for manufacturing magnetic head structure

Method for manufacturing a magnetic head slider

Method for fabricating magnetic head slider

Process for fabricating a slider or head for a data storage device

Method of manufacturing slider of thin-film magnetic head

Reverse touch lapping process for sliders

Method for bonding slider row bars for photolithography process

Testing method of head element and magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus capable of head evaluating

Auxiliary slider-debonding device and slider debonding method

Method of manufacturing magnetic head slider

METHODS OF MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC HEADS WITH REFERENCE AND MONITORING DEVICES

Plating method

Method of manufacturing pre-sliders for read write heads by annealing to saturation

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

Method for preventing TMR MRR drop of a slider

Magnetic head with a conductive underlayer above substrate

Electrical lapping guides made from tunneling magnetoresistive (TMR) material

Slider with micro-texture and method for forming the same

Method of manufacturing a magnetic head

Method for forming recess on slider surface

Slider row bar de-bond fixture

Pad slider design for on-slider ELGs

Method of manufacturing slider

Post-parting etch to smooth silicon sliders

Magnetic head slider material, magnetic head slider, and method of manufacturing magnetic head slider material

Method for manufacturing a thin film magnetic head

Slider having protective films of differing hydrogen content

Method for controlling overcoat recession in a magnetic thin film head

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

Method for providing a temporary deep shunt on wafer structures for electrostatic discharge protection during processing

THIN-FILM TAPE HEAD PROCESSES

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 manufacturing a slider using electromagnetic wave

Thin film magnetic head integrated structure

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

Method of fabrication for tape medium read head with unitary formation of multiple elements

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

Manufacturing method of slider and device for manufacturing slider

Method of manufacturing magnetic head slider

Magnetic recording heads with bearing surface protections and methods of manufacture

Magnetic head slider with shock absorption layer and manufacturing the same

IMPROVED PLANARIZATION PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CARRIERS WITH LOW STEP HEIGHT

Lapping system with mutually stabilized lapping carriers

Manufacturing method and apparatus for magnetic head sliders

Magnetic head slider and method for manufacturing the same

Method of manufacturing a silicon slider by an alkaline etch

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

Recording heads having electrical pads on multiple surfaces

Fixture for slider lapping, lapping device and lapping method

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

Method for sample preparation for exposing a main pole of a recording head

Method of manufacturing magnetic head using magnetic head sub-structure with indicators for indicating the location of the ABS

Slider separating method

Method of manufacturing a device with a magnetic layer-structure

Method of polishing film to be polished

Conductive stud for magnetic recording devices and method of making the same

Individual slider testing

Slider, manufacturing method thereof, and head suspension assembly with the same

Method of fabricating thin film calibration features for electron/ion beam image based metrology

Segmented resist islands for photolithography on single sliders

Method and apparatus for manufacturing silicon sliders with reduced susceptibility to fractures

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

Magnetic head with electro lapping guide

Method to eliminate defects on the periphery of a slider due to conventional machining processes

Method for making coplanar write head pole tips

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

Magnetic head slider material, magnetic head slider, and method of manufacturing magnetic head slider material

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

Method for preventing magnetic damage to a GMR head during back-end processing

Magnetic head device

Method for preventing magnetic damage to a GMR head during back-end processing

Intergrated thin film subgap subpole structure for arbitrary gap pattern magnetic recording heads and method of making the same

Method to eliminate defects on the periphery of a slider due to conventional machining processes

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

Packaging tray for disk drive head suspension assemblies

Planarization method for a structure having a first surface for etching and a second surface

Processing method of thin-film and manufacturing method of thin-film magnetic head

Magnetic head substrate material, magnetic head substrate, head slider, and method of making magnetic head substrate

Storage device and method of using a head that has a concave surface when powered down

Method of manufacturing slider of thin-film magnetic head

Non-corrosive low temperature liquid resist adhesive

Method of handling a workpiece

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

Method for manufacturing thin-film magnetic head sliders

Method and mechanism of the suspension resonance optimization for the hard disk driver

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

Fabrication process for preparing recording head sliders made from silicon substrates with SiOovercoats

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

Joining components from wafers having different pattern densities

Locating electrical contact pads on a slider body, and related row bars that include such slider bodies

Selectable readers for improvements in yield, reliability and performance

Stress-free tape head module

Method for fabricating a magnetic recording device having a high aspect ratio structure

Method for controlling camber on air bearing surface of a slider