Patent ID: 6371356
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: G11B,H01L

Abstract:
A magnetic head manufacturing method, comprising the steps of:fixing a slider having a head element and a connecting terminal electrically connected to said head element onto a metal plate having a conductive pattern; forming a groove in a tip section of a capillary having a through hole so as to cross said through hole, passing a wire through said through hole, and placing a ball formed at the end of said wire into said tip section; bringing said ball into contact with said connecting terminal and said conductive pattern by moving said tip section of said capillary into a corner area adjacent to said connecting terminal and said conductive pattern, by contacting one of said connecting terminal and said conductive pattern with said ball, and by moving said ball along said groove so as to simultaneously contact both said connecting terminal and said conductive pattern; and forming a ball bump by ultrasonically vibrating said capillary in the direction orthogonal to the direction of said groove and by bonding said ball to said connecting terminal and said conductive pattern.