Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval – Record transport with head stationary during transducing – Drum record
Patent
1997-06-12
1999-03-30
Cao, Allen T.
Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval
Record transport with head stationary during transducing
Drum record
G11B 548
Patent
active
058896368
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are an electrical connection assembly for a data storage device and a method of fabricating the electrical connection between a transducer termination pad formed on a slider and a suspension having a conductive lead structure. A compliant cantilevered conductive pad is formed at the end of the conductive lead structure. A solder bump is formed on the transducer termination pad, and may be formed subsequent to dicing the sliders. The slider is placed in mechanical contact with the suspension for mechanical support such that the solder bump contacts the cantilevered conductive pad, which cantilevered conductive pad complies with the solder bump to absorb positional errors. Then, the solder bump is heated, preferably by a laser, so as to reflow the solder bump to make an approximately right angle solder fillet joint electrical connection with the cantilevered conductive pad.
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Arya Satya Prakash
Erpelding A David
Palmer Darrell Dean
Pan Tzong-Shii
Pattanaik Surya
Cao Allen T.
Holcombe John H.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Millett Douglas R.
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