Patent ID: 6888701
Filing Date: 2005-05-03
Classification: G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for adjusting the curvature of an air bearing surface of a slider, the slider including a leading edge, a trailing edge opposite the leading edge, and a back surface opposite the air bearing surface, the back surface including a substantially rectangular shape having four corner areas including first and second corner areas adjacent to the trailing edge and third and fourth corner areas adjacent to the leading edge, wherein the first and third corner areas are diagonally opposite to one another and the second and fourth corner areas are diagonally opposite to one another, the method comprising: forming at least one mechanical scribe extending across at least a portion of at least one of the first and second corner areas; forming at least one laser scribe intersecting and extending across the mechanical scribe in one of the first or second corner areas; forming at least one mechanical scribe extending across at least a portion of at least one of the third and fourth corner areas; and forming at least one laser scribe intersecting and extending across the mechanical scribe in at least one of the third or fourth corner areas; wherein the laser scribes are formed substantially perpendicular to the mechanical scribes.