Patent ID: 8220136

Claim:
A bar of sliders surface planarizer comprising: an adhesive layer provider for placing an adhesive layer for coupling with at least one wafer bar, said at least one wafer bar comprising a plurality of slider assemblies formed thereon, each of said slider assemblies comprising a read head and a write head; a single thermoplastic layer provider for placing said single thermoplastic layer above said at least one wafer bar comprising a plurality of slider assemblies; a heat system for heating said single thermoplastic layer to a softening temperature; a press for providing a downward pressure to said single thermoplastic layer such that said single thermoplastic layer will flow between said at least one wafer bar comprising a plurality of slider assemblies; and a cooling apparatus for cooling said single thermoplastic layer to form a planarized surface of both said single thermoplastic layer and said at least one wafer bar comprising a plurality of slider assemblies at said adhesive layer.