Patent ID: 6088908
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for forming a horizontal head slider, the head slider having a media opposing surface layer and a slider body layer, said media opposing surface layer flying above or coming into contact with a recording medium, thin film magnetic head element for recording/reproducing information provided in parallel with the media opposing surface, and at least one rail for generating a pressure for ensuring stable flying or contact, wherein the rail has a planar portion and a taper portion; comprising the steps of:making a mold having a substrate as its bottom surface;providing a metallic layer which forms a first portion of said mold corresponding to said planar portion of said rail;providing a photoresist layer which forms a second portion of said mold corresponding to said taper portion of said rail;forming the media opposing surface layer, followed by forming the slider body layer, in this order over the metallic mold layer and the photoresist mold layer.