公开(公告)号：SG49999A1

公开(公告)日：1998-06-15

申请号：SG1997000027

申请日：1997-01-08

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： CHEN PEI C ,  GORMAN GRACE LIM ,  HWANG CHERNGYE ,  RAMAN VENDANTHAM ,  SIMMONS RANDALL GEORGE

IPC: G11B5/10 ,  G11B5/187 ,  G11B5/255 ,  G11B5/31 ,  G11B5/40 ,  G11B5/60 ,  G11B21/21

Abstract: A single layer wear coating is provided for a magnetic head assembly. The single layer is silicon or silicon-based material with a thickness in the range of 30-75 ANGSTROM . The single layer may be formed by a single step of deposition employing a DC magnetron. The single layer wear coating improves the wear performance of the magnetic head assembly and protects one or more sensitive elements of a magnetic head without significant reduction of spacing loss.