Patent ID: 7984545
Filing Date: 2011-07-26
Classification: B23K,H05K,Y02P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for manufacturing a head gimbal assembly comprising: an apparatus for aligning solder balls between connection terminals of a head slider disposed on a suspension and connection terminals of the suspension; a nozzle having a porous member for blowing inactive gas and ejecting the inactive gas from an ejection face of the porous member toward the solder balls coupling (a) the connection terminals of the head slider and (b) the connection terminals of the suspension, a space between the suspension and the ejection face of the porous member and defined by projecting the suspension from the head slider toward the ejection face of the porous member being vacant; and a laser device for irradiating laser to the solder balls in an atmosphere of the inactive gas from the nozzle.