Patent ID: 6424499
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A flexible multi-channel trace interconnect array comprising: a head end for electrically connecting a plurality of write trace pairs separated into a write pair group and a plurality of read trace pairs separated into a read pair group respectively to write and read elements of a data transducer head; at least one circuit end including (i) a write group circuit connection end, and (ii) a read group circuit connection end for respectively connecting the write pair group and the read pair group respectively to write driver and read preamplifier circuits of a data storage device; and a body formed of a flexible dielectric material; wherein the body is divided into two elongated segments, (i) a write group segment for carrying the write pair group, the write group segment including a write portion, the write portion leading to the write group circuit connection end, the write portion diverging away from the body in a first direction; and (ii) a read, group segment for carrying the read pair group, the read group segment including a read portion, the read portion leading to the read group circuit connection end, the read portion diverging away from the body in a second direction, the write pair group being spaced away from the read pair group; the circuit end for connecting the write and read pairs respectively to write driver and read preamplifier circuits of a data storage device,each trace pair comprising two trace conductors, each conductor having a trace width, and an inter-conductor separation space having a width separating the two trace conductors along the body, adjacent trace pairs being separated by an inter-pair separation space having a width greater than the inter-conductor separation space.