Patent ID: 6330132
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: G11B,H05K

Abstract:
A magnetic head comprising:a slider comprising:a head element for performing at least one of writing on and reading from a magnetic recording medium; anda bump comprising metal and having an electrical contact area, the bump being electrically connected to the head element, the head element and the bump being formed at a side wall of the slider,a protective layer comprising an insulating material,a pad comprising a metal film,a bonding member, anda conductive pattern for electrically connected to an external circuit,wherein the protective layer covers over the side wall of the slider except for the electrical contact area of the bump,the pad covers the surface of the protective layer and the surface of the contact area of the bump, and is bonded to the conductive pattern with the bonding member therebetween, andthe bonding member is bonded in a bonding area of the pad formed on a surface of the protective layer.