Patent ID: 7014474
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: G11B,H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. A hard disk drive, comprising: a magnetic disk to contain data; a slider to contain a magnetic transducer to read data from the magnetic disk; a head gimbal assembly to suspend the slider above the magnetic disk; a voice coil motor to move the head gimbal assembly in relation to the magnetic disk; a circuit substrate with a first set of circuitry to control the magnetic transducer and the voice coil motor; a bonding pad mounted to a surface of the circuit substrate electrically coupled to the first set of circuitry; a flexible circuit substrate with a second set of circuitry; a connecting pad coupled to a surface of the flexible circuit substrate facing the surface of the circuit board and electrically coupled to the second set of circuitry; a ball of conductive material mounted on the bonding pad; and a clamping device to press the connecting pad to the ball of conductive material.