Disc drive slider test socket

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2005-06-07

2005-06-07

Nguyen, Vinh P. (Department: 2829)

Electricity: measuring and testing

Measuring, testing, or sensing electricity, per se

With rotor

C324S073100

Reexamination Certificate

active

06903543

ABSTRACT:
A disc drive slider test system includes a support structure and a slider test socket carried by the support structure that releasably electrically and mechanically receives a slider for testing. The slider test socket includes a body forming a cavity for receiving the slider and a plurality of spring beams outside a plan area of the body connected to a clamp for releasably securing the slider in the cavity. In some exemplary embodiments, a microactuator is employed to position the slider secured by the slider test socket with high resolution with respect to tracks of the disc.

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