ESD-protected slider and head gimbal assembly

Details ESD-protected slider and head gimbal assembly ESD-protected slider and head gimbal assembly

2005-12-06

2005-12-06

Watko, Julie Anne (Department: 2653)

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

Fluid bearing head support

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C360S323000

Reexamination Certificate

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06972930

ABSTRACT:
A Head Gimbal Assembly (HGA) for use in a disk drive and comprising an ESD-protected slider comprising a head formed on a slider substrate. The slider may comprise an electrical-isolation circuit; an electrically-resistive path between head input connections and the slider; or both isolation circuits and resistive paths for reducing electrostatic charge on the slider while remaining connected during disk drive operations.

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