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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2009
Tatsumi Tsuchiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Haruhide Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Akio Takatsuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideto Imai, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshiki Hirano, San Jose, CA (US);
Tatsumi Tsuchiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Haruhide Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Akio Takatsuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideto Imai, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshiki Hirano, San Jose, CA (US);
HGST Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
A head-gimbal assembly. The head-gimbal assembly includes a suspension, a microactuator disposed on the suspension, and a head-slider bonded to the microactuator. The head-gimbal assembly further includes a connection pad disposed on the suspension, a connection pad disposed on the microactuator and formed over an edge between a side surface and a top surface of the microactuator to have a bend portion with an obtuse angle, and a metallic interconnection joint for interconnecting the connection pad of the suspension with the connection pad of the microactuator.