摘要:
Test methods and components are disclosed for testing the quality of the ground connection fabrication process for ESD shunt resistors in magnetic heads. A wafer is populated with one or more test components along with magnetic heads. The test components are fabricated with ESD shunt resistor ground connections created by the same or similar process used to fabricate the ESD shunt resistor ground connections in magnetic heads on the wafer. The resistance of the test component ground connections may then be measured in order to determine the quality of the ground connections formed by the fabrication process. The quality of the ground connection fabrication process may then be determined based on the measured resistance of the test components.
摘要:
A test-device system and method for deconvoluting measurements of effects of a sensor-width definition process from measurements of effects of a sensor-stripe-height-definition process in a manufacture of a magnetic sensor. The test-device system comprises a first test device for generating data to characterize a sensor-width-definition process. The test-device system also comprises a second test device for generating data to characterize a sensor-stripe-height-definition process. The test-device system allows independent characterization of a sensor-width parameter and a sensor-stripe-height parameter.
摘要:
Test methods and components are disclosed for testing resistances of magnetoresistance (MR) sensors in read elements. Test components are fabricated on a wafer with a first test lead, a test MR sensor, and a second test lead. The test leads and test MR sensor are fabricated with similar processes as first shields, MR sensors, and second shields of read elements on tie wafer. However, the test MR sensor is fabricated with an area that is larger than areas of the MR sensors in the read elements. The larger area of the test MR sensor causes the resistance of the test MR sensor to be insignificant compared to the lead resistance. Thus, a resistance measurement of the test component represents the lead resistance of a read element. An accurate resistance measurement of an MR sensor in a read element may then be determined by subtracting the lead resistance.
摘要:
Test methods and components are disclosed for testing the quality of the ground connection fabrication process for ESD shunt resistors in magnetic heads. A wafer is populated with one or more test components along with magnetic heads. The test components are fabricated with ESD shunt resistor ground connections created by the same or similar process used to fabricate the ESD shunt resistor ground connections in magnetic heads on the wafer. The resistance of the test component ground connections may then be measured in order to determine the quality of the ground connections formed by the fabrication process. The quality of the ground connection fabrication process may then be determined based on the measured resistance of the test components.
摘要:
Methods of fabricating magnetic read heads are provided which reduce the width of the scratch exposure region of a read head. During normal fabrication processes, a read head is formed with a first shield, a read element formed on the first shield, and hard bias layers formed on either side of the read element. The width of the read elements and the hard bias layers define an initial scratch exposure region. According to embodiments herein, a mask structure is formed to protect the read element and first portions of the hard bias layers proximate to the read element. A removal process is then performed to remove second portions of the hard bias layers that are not protected by the mask structure, which defines a final scratch exposure region that is smaller than the initial scratch exposure region.
摘要:
A method and system for providing a pedestal defined zero throat write head is disclosed. The method and system include providing a first pole having a pedestal, providing a gap and providing a second pole. The first pole has a pedestal. The gap separates the pedestal of the first pole from a portion of the second pole. The pedestal has a front, a back, a top and a bottom. The back of the pedestal has a recess therein, which runs from the top of the pedestal to the bottom of the pedestal.
摘要:
A method and system for providing head is disclosed. The method and system include providing a first pole, a second pole, a write gap, at least one coil and an Fe3Pt alloy. The write gap separates the first pole from the second pole. The first and second poles are for writing to a medium. The coil(s) have a plurality of turns and reside between the roles. The Fe3Pt alloy is in proximity to the first pole and the second pole. The Fe3Pt alloy is configured to counteract expansion of the first pole and the second pole.
摘要翻译:公开了一种用于提供头的方法和系统。 该方法和系统包括提供第一极,第二极,写间隙,至少一个线圈和Fe 3 Pt合金。 写入间隙将第一极与第二极分开。 第一和第二极用于写入介质。 线圈具有多个匝并且驻留在角色之间。 Fe 3 Pt合金位于第一极和第二极附近。 Fe 3 Pt合金构造成抵消第一极和第二极的膨胀。
摘要:
A method and apparatus is disclosed for reducing electrical noise from noise spikes in an electrical information signal. The invention can provide protection of a data storage system from soft errors rate due to noise spikes appearing in the signal from the input transducer. A cancellation signal for the low frequency component (i.e. in the system bandwidth) of the noise signal is generated. The cancellation signal is derived from a frequency band that appears in the noise spike, but does not appear in the system bandwidth for the information signal. The cancellation signal is generated in the preferred embodiment by a cancellation signal generator comprising a high pass filter and a mixer. The mixer generates a cancellation signal by processing the high frequency portion using a waveform above the normal high frequency cutoff to reconstitute the low frequency component of the noise spike in the normal frequency band. Then, the cancellation signal and the delayed input signal are combined to reduce or remove the low frequency component of the noise spike. The remaining frequency components of the noise spike can easily be removed since they are outside of system bandwidth. The invention is particularly useful in a storage system having MR heads.
摘要:
A method of lapping magnetoresistive (MR) heads individually which provides an MR element having a desired height with minimized skew is described. During fabrication of the MR head, one or more shunt resistors are formed between the edge of the MR element and the head air bearing surface. The shunt resistors are electrically connected at each end to extensions of the MR electrical leads and connected to the MR element and to each other at points between the ends forming a resistor network. During lapping of the MR head, the resistance of the resistor network is measured by an Ohmmeter connected between the MR element leads. As portions of the shunt resistors are ground away, the changes in the measured resistance of the resistor network are used to monitor and control any skew in the lapping process.