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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2007
Reid C. Danielson, Cokato, MN (US);
Steve R. Young, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Peter F. Ladwig, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Reid C. Danielson, Cokato, MN (US);
Steve R. Young, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Peter F. Ladwig, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Abstract
An integrated lead flexure for a disk drive head suspension and method for making the flexure. The flexure includes a spring metal layer, a dielectric layer over the spring metal layer, and a plurality of conductive leads on the dielectric layer. The spring metal layer has a first surface, and the dielectric layer has a first surface opposite the spring metal layer first surface, and a plurality of troughs in least a portion of the dielectric layer. At least some of the leads are disposed in a respective dielectric layer trough.