Air bearing slider having rounded corners

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1997-09-30

2000-05-30

Letscher, George J.

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

Record transport with head stationary during transducing

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G11B 560, G11B 1564

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060697695

ABSTRACT:
A slider having an air bearing configuration designed to minimize damage to the disk surface. The air bearing slider includes an air bearing surface and at least one non-air bearing surface. For example, the non-air bearing surface may include a first etch surface and/or a second etch surface. The non-air bearing surface has at least one rounded corner. The non-air bearing surface may also have at least one rounded edge.

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