Patent ID: 6229673
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A magnetic head assembly mounted on an arm, said assembly being utilized in the recording and reproducing of data on and from a recording/reproducing surface of a magnetic disk, said magnetic head assembly comprising:a support body for connecting the magnetic head assembly to the arm; anda head chip attached to said support body, said head chip being configured and arranged for making substantially continuous sliding contact with said recording/reproducing surface of said magnetic disk during recording/reproducing, said head chip including:a wafer base,a read/write element for recording/reproducing data from said recording/reproducing surface of said magnetic disk, said read/write element being formed from a plurality of thin film layers superposed upon said wafer base,said head chip being elongated in a direction generally perpendicular to a plane generally defined by said recording/reproducing surface.