Structures for pole-tip actuation

A slider includes a slider body having a trailing edge and a leading edge. The slider also includes a thin film structure deposited in layers on the trailing edge. The thin film structure includes a write transducer configured to read and write to a storage medium. The thin film structure also inclu...

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Hauptverfasser: Macken, Declan, Thurn, Jeremy Adam, Stover, Lance Eugene, Tabat, Ned, Pendray, John Robert
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A slider includes a slider body having a trailing edge and a leading edge. The slider also includes a thin film structure deposited in layers on the trailing edge. The thin film structure includes a write transducer configured to read and write to a storage medium. The thin film structure also includes a non-thermally activated actuator at least partially formed with the write transducer and configured to move the write transducer relative to the trailing edge.