Self-anneal process for a near field transducer and chimney in a hard disk drive assembly
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1. An article of manufacture, comprising:
- a heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) transducer comprising a near field transducer (NFT) and a chimney thermally coupled to the NFT; and
an electrical conductor arranged on the HAMR transducer, the electrical conductor having a section with a reduced width that is thermally coupled to the chimney.
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Abstract
Articles of manufacture and methods of manufacturing such articles of manufacture are disclosed. The articles of manufacture may include a heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) transducer having a near field transducer (NFT) and a chimney thermally coupled to the NFT. The articles of manufacture may also include an electrical conductor having section with a reduced width that is thermally coupled to the chimney. The methods include applying an electrical current to the electrical conductor to generate heat in the section and annealing the chimney and the NFT from the heat generated.
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1. An article of manufacture, comprising:
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a heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) transducer comprising a near field transducer (NFT) and a chimney thermally coupled to the NFT; and an electrical conductor arranged on the HAMR transducer, the electrical conductor having a section with a reduced width that is thermally coupled to the chimney. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An article of manufacture comprising:
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an array of heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) transducers, wherein each of the HAMR transducers comprises a near field transducer (NFT) and a chimney thermally coupled to the NFT; and an array of electrical conductors arranged with the array of HAMR transducers, wherein each of the electrical conductors comprises a section with a reduced width that is thermally coupled to a respective one of the chimneys. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of manufacturing an article of manufacture, wherein the article of manufacture comprises a heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) transducer having a near field transducer (NFT) and a chimney thermally coupled to the NFT, and wherein the article of manufacture further comprises an electrical conductor having a section with a reduced width that is thermally coupled to the chimney, the method comprising:
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applying an electrical current to the electrical conductor to generate heat in the section; and annealing the chimney and the NFT from the heat generated. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of manufacturing an article of manufacture, wherein the article of manufacture comprises an array of heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) transducers each having a near field transducer (NFT) and a chimney thermally coupled to the NFT, and wherein the article of manufacture further comprises an array of electrical conductors arranged with the array of HAMR transducers with each of the electrical conductors having a section with a reduced width that is thermally coupled to a respective one of the chimneys, the method comprising:
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applying an electrical current to the electrical conductors to generate heat in their respective sections; and annealing the chimneys and the NFTs from the heat generated. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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