Abstract: A head suspension assembly includes a magnetic head slider with at least one thin-film magnetic head element, a head IC chip with a circuit for the at least one thin-film magnetic head element, and a support member for supporting the magnetic head slider and the head IC chip. The support member has a recess portion for reducing a protruded height of the head IC chip at a position for mounting the head IC chip.

Abstract: An opening portion is provided in a connecting portion of a flexure blank, an opening end portion of an insulating base layer is coated with a conductive member without exposing the opening end portion of the insulating base layer in the connecting portion, and a lower surface of the conductive member of the opening portion in the connecting portion of the flexure blank is structured such as to form the same surface as the lower surface of the insulating base layer.

Abstract: A lead conductor member for a thin-film magnetic head, includes a plurality of head connection pads to be connected to a plurality of terminal electrodes of a thin-film magnetic head element, a plurality of external connection pads used for external connections, a plurality of trace conductors, one ends of the plurality of trace conductors being connected to the plurality of head connection pads and the other ends of the plurality of trace conductors being connected to the plurality of external connection pads, respectively, and at least one pair of test connection pads capable of being temporally and electrically short-circuited with at least one pair of trace conductors of the plurality of trace conductors, respectively.

Abstract: A method of mounting an IC chip on a suspension having connection pads. The IC chip has a circuit for a thin-film magnetic head element and connection terminals connected to the circuit. The method includes a step of increasing a load applied to the IC chip so that metal bumps formed on the connection terminals press the connection pads formed on the suspension, respectively, and a step of starting application of the ultrasonic vibration to the IC chip during the increasing of the load applied to the IC chip.

Abstract: The present invention disclosed the new kind of multi layer suspension and the method for making this. The mutli-layer suspension of the present invention is comprised of a rectangular base plate section, a load beam and a flexure, said load beam can be further divided into a bending area adjacent to the base plate and a rigid area contiguous to said bending section, said suspension assembly is made up of three layers, wherein an adhesive layer is sandwiched between two stainless steel layers with parts of one of said stainless steel layers being etched off. The method for making such suspension including the steps of making three layer raw material, etching off parts of the stainless steel, etching off parts of the polyimide, and the forming and de-tab. The structure of multi-layer suspension of the present invention overcomes the problems of etching variations and misalignment exist in the traditional production of the suspension.

Abstract: There is disclosed a magnetic disc device wherein temperature increase in the head IC chip can effectively suppressed. The magnetic head device comprises a slider having a magnetic head, a suspension structure having one end supporting the slider, and a head IC chip, the head IC chip being mounted on the suspension structure at a side adapted to be faced to a magnetic recording disc. A flow of air produced by the rotation of the magnetic disc cols the head IC chip in operation.

Abstract: An arc discharge is generated between a pair of carbon rod electrodes 1 and 2 and gas containing carbon is supplied to a part between the pair of carbon electrodes 1 and 2 from a gas supply pipe 8 or a through bole 16, so that a large amount of fullerenes, especially carbon nanotubes is simply produced with high yield.

Abstract: A vibration-canceling mechanism includes a vibration transfer member of a plane shape inserted between a vibration-origination system having a plurality of resonance frequencies and an object to which vibrations are applied from the vibration-origination system. The vibration transfer member has a plurality of resonance frequencies equal to or near the plurality of resonance frequencies of the vibration-origination system. The vibration transfer member has a plurality of pairs of arm sections for coupling one end section of the vibration transfer member with the other end section of the vibration transfer member. The one end section of the vibration transfer member is fixed to the vibration-origination system and the other end section of the vibration transfer member is fixed to the object so that apparent vibrations of the object are substantially canceled by resonances of the vibration transfer member.

Abstract: A vibration-canceling mechanism includes a vibration transfer member. At least part of the vibration transfer member is inserted between a vibration-origination system having at least one resonance frequency and an object to which a vibration is applied from the vibration-origination system. The vibration transfer member has a resonance frequency equal to or near the at least one resonance frequency of the vibration-origination system.

Abstract: A multilayer suspension includes a resilient bending section formed by partially removing at least part of layers of a five-layer structure which includes a first metal thin plate layer, a first resin layer laminated on the first metal thin-plate layer, a second metal thin-plate layer laminated on the first resin layer, a second resin layer laminated on the second metal thin-plate layer, and a conductive layer laminated on the second resin layer, a resilient gimbal section for mounting a head slider, formed by partially removing at least part of layers of the five-layer structure, and a rigid section for coupling the bending section and the gimbal section, formed by partially removing at least part of layers of the five-layer structure. An HGA includes thus formed multilayer suspension and a head slider mounted on the multilayer suspension and provided with at least one head element.

Abstract: A vibration-canceling mechanism includes a vibration transfer member of a plane shape inserted between a vibration-origination system having at least one resonance frequency and an object to which a vibration is applied from the vibration-origination system. The vibration transfer member has a resonance frequency equal to or near the at least one resonance frequency of the vibration-origination system. One end section of the vibration transfer member is fixed to the vibration-origination system and the other end section of the vibration transfer member is fixed to the object so that an apparent vibration of the object is substantially canceled by a resonance of the vibration transfer member.

Abstract: A head slider provided with at least one head element, to be fixed to an actuator for precisely positioning the at least one head element, includes adhering sections to be adhered to the actuator, and recesses for receiving an adhesive. At least one of the recesses is positioned at each of the adhering sections.

Abstract: A working method of a bar block with a plurality of magnetic head elements and a plurality of pairs of electrode terminals electrically connected to the plurality of magnetic head elements arranged on an element-formed surface of the bar block in at least one line. This method includes a step of pre-laminating an ACF on the element-formed surface of the bar block, a step of bonding a conductive plate member with a plurality of projections located at positions faced to the plurality of pairs of terminal electrodes of the bar block, respectively, on the ACF so that each pair of the terminal electrodes is electrically short-circuited with each other, and a step of, then, working the bar block.

Abstract: A vibration-canceling mechanism includes a vibration transfer member of a plane shape inserted between a vibration-origination system having at least one resonance frequency and an object to which a vibration is applied from the vibration-origination system. The vibration transfer member has a resonance frequency equal to or near the at least one resonance frequency of the vibration-origination system. A center of one end section of the vibration transfer member is coupled by a single arm section to a center of the other end section of the vibration transfer member. The one end section of the vibration transfer member is fixed to the vibration-origination system and the other end section of the vibration transfer member is fixed to the object so that an apparent vibration of the object is substantially canceled by a resonance of the vibration transfer member.

Abstract: An opening portion is provided in a connecting portion of a flexure blank, an opening end portion of an insulating base layer is coated with a conductive member without exposing the opening end portion of the insulating base layer in the connecting portion, and a lower surface of the conductive member of the opening portion in the connecting portion of the flexure blank is structured such as to form the same surface as the lower surface of the insulating base layer.

Abstract: An HGA includes a magnetic head slider with at least one thin-film magnetic head element, a metal suspension for supporting the magnetic head slider, signal trace conductors formed via an insulation material layer on the metal suspension, for transmitting signals of the at least one thin-film magnetic head element, and external signal connection pads formed via an insulation material layer on the metal suspension and electrically connected to the signal trace conductors. At least part of the metal suspension under the external signal connection pads is removed.

Abstract: An HGA includes a magnetic head slider with at least one thin-film magnetic head element, a resilient flexure made of a stainless steel, supporting the magnetic head slider, a load beam made of a stainless steel, supporting the flexure, for applying a predetermined load to the magnetic head slider, a drive IC chip with a circuit for the at least one thin-film magnetic head element, a lead conductor member on which the drive IC chip is mounted, and a high-thermal-conductivity member made of a material with a higher thermal conductivity than that of the stainless steel and inserted between the lead conductor member and the load beam in a region containing at least a section on which the drive IC chip is mounted.

Abstract: A head slider with a precise positioning actuator includes a thin plane shaped head section provided with a first surface that is substantially perpendicular to an ABS of the head slider, a second surface opposite to the first surface and at least one head element formed on the first surface, and an actuator section located at a side of the second surface of the head section and integrally fixed to the head section, for precisely positioning the at least one head element.

Abstract: A precise positioning actuator to be fixed to a head slider provided with at least one head element and to a support, for precisely positioning the at least one head element includes a pair of movable arms and a base section. Each movable arm is formed by a plate member including a first metal plate to be substantially in parallel with a side surface of the head slider. Top end sections of the pair of movable arms are capable of displacing in response to a drive signal applied to the actuator along a direction crossing planes of the metal plates. The base section is connected between rear end sections of the pair of movable arms and formed by a plate member including a second metal plate. The base section and the pair of movable arms are formed by adhering the first metal plates and the second metal plate that are individually formed.

Abstract: An HGA includes a head slider provided with at least one head element, a precise positioning actuator fixed to the head slider for precisely positioning the at least one head element, a flexure made of a metal plate member for supporting the actuator and a load beam fixed to and for supporting the flexure. The actuator includes a pair of movable arms each formed by a metal plate that is substantially in parallel with a side surface of the head slider. Top end sections of the pair of movable arms are capable of displacing in response to a drive signal applied to the actuator along a direction crossing planes of the metal plate. The flexure and the actuator are unitarily formed.