Abstract: A method of additive manufacturing to perform three-dimensional printing, capturing images of printed material, using a convolutional neural network to determine a state of the printing, and autonomously adjusting the three-dimensional printing as needed based upon the state of the printing. A system to perform autonomous additive manufacturing has a three-dimensional printer having a source of material, a nozzle connected to the source of material, and a print bed, a camera, and at least one processing element to execute instruction that cause the processor to receive images from the camera.

Abstract: A row bar having a plurality of slider forming areas collocated and slider cutting areas formed between two adjacent slider forming areas respectively, the slider forming areas are eventually cut into individual sliders along the slider cutting areas respectively, each slider having a pole tip embedded therein and an air bearing surface pattern on an air bearing surface facing to a disk, and at least a regular measuring pattern with straight line is formed on one of the slider cutting areas, to serve as a frame of reference for measuring the position of the pole tip and the air bearing surface pattern. The present invention can improve the measuring accuracy, decrease the measuring error and, in turn, improve the performance of the slider.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for preventing fencing during process of forming an ABS on a slider substrate includes the steps of: (a) providing a slider substrate having a photo-resist covered thereon, the photo-resist having a plurality of trenches developed thereon, the plurality of trenches collectively defining an air bearing surface pattern, the plurality of trench each having at least a non-vertical sidewall, the at least non-vertical sidewall including a zigzag-shaped edge adjoining the slider substrate; (b) etching the photo-resist by oxygen ions, such that the zigzag-shaped edge is trimmed to be a straight edge and the at least non-vertical sidewall is trimmed to be a vertical sidewall; and (c) etching the slider substrate exposed from the trenches such that a fencing-free air-bearing surface is formed on the slider substrate.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for preventing fencing during process of forming an ABS on a slider substrate includes the steps of: (a) providing a slider substrate having a photo-resist covered thereon, the photo-resist having a plurality of trenches developed thereon, the plurality of trenches collectively defining an air bearing surface pattern, the plurality of trench each having at least a non-vertical sidewall, the at least non-vertical sidewall including a zigzag-shaped edge adjoining the slider substrate; (b) etching the photo-resist by oxygen ions, such that the zigzag-shaped edge is trimmed to be a straight edge and the at least non-vertical sidewall is trimmed to be a vertical sidewall; and(c) etching the slider substrate exposed from the trenches such that a fencing-free air-bearing surface is formed on the slider substrate.