Magnetic-recording-disk test-head and method of manufacturing a magnetic-recording disk using the magnetic-recording-disk test-head

A magnetic-recording-disk test-head. The magnetic-recording-disk test-head includes a slider, a test pad and a slider-surface-shape control mechanism. The slider includes a leading edge and a trailing edge. The test pad is disposed at a trailing-edge side of the slider and is configured to remove an...

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Main Authors Kashiwase, Hidekazu, Suzuki, Hiroyuki, Shoda, Mitsuhiro, Ohtsu, Takayoshi, Hashimoto, Kiyoshi
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 17.07.2012
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Summary:A magnetic-recording-disk test-head. The magnetic-recording-disk test-head includes a slider, a test pad and a slider-surface-shape control mechanism. The slider includes a leading edge and a trailing edge. The test pad is disposed at a trailing-edge side of the slider and is configured to remove and to detect asperities on a magnetic-recording disk. The slider-surface-shape control mechanism is configured to change a shape of an air-bearing surface of the slider and is disposed at a leading-edge side of the slider.