Patent ID: 7573678
Filing Date: 2009-08-11
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A magnetic head slider comprising: a slider substrate that has a recording medium facing surface on which an ABS surface protruding toward a recording medium is provided; and at least one of recording or reproducing magnetic elements that are provided at a trailing side of the slider substrate, wherein, a shock absorbing layer that has a hardness lower than a hardness of the slider substrate is provided at a leading side of the slider substrate opposite to the trailing side with a thickness of 20 to 40 μm; wherein a circumference of the ABS surface is cut so as to form step surfaces located closer to a supporting surface side of the magnetic head slider than the ABS surface; and wherein at least one of leading-side peripheral portion of the ABS surface or the step surface is located closer to the shock absorbing layer side than a bonding surface between the slider substrate and the shock absorbing layer.