US 11,935,569 B2
Slider with bond pad arrangements
James Gary Wessel, Savage, MN (US); and Jason Gadbois, Shakopee, MN (US)
Assigned to SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Fremont, CA (US)
Filed by Seagate Technology LLC, Fremont, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/125,289.
Application 18/125,289 is a division of application No. 17/336,545, filed on Jun. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,636,875.
Application 17/336,545 is a division of application No. 15/964,903, filed on Apr. 27, 2018, granted, now 11,037,585, issued on Jun. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0230615 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. G11B 5/31 (2006.01); B24B 37/005 (2012.01); G11B 5/39 (2006.01); G11B 5/60 (2006.01)
CPC G11B 5/3169 (2013.01) [B24B 37/005 (2013.01); G11B 5/3116 (2013.01); G11B 5/3166 (2013.01); G11B 5/3906 (2013.01); G11B 5/6011 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49032 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49048 (2015.01); Y10T 29/5313 (2015.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A slider for use within a disk drive, the slider having magnetic read and write transducers, the slider comprising:
a trailing edge,
an array of transducer bond pads along the trailing edge, and
at least one electrical lapping guide bond pad, wherein the electrical lapping guide bond pad is configured to be electrically connected to a transducer device after a lapping operation associated with the at least one electrical guide bond pad is ceased, and wherein the transducer device is configured to be functional during disk drive operation.