Patent ID: 8184931
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: G02B,G11B,H05K

Abstract:
1. A suspension board with circuit comprising: a circuit board including a wiring portion and a gimbal, wherein the circuit board is formed in a flat belt shape defining a length extending in a longitudinal direction and defining a width in a widthwise direction and a thickness in a thickness direction, the thickness being smaller than the length and the width and the thickness direction being perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and the widthwise direction, the circuit board including a one-piece, metal supporting board; and an optical waveguide formed on the circuit board, wherein the gimbal of the circuit board is provided with a pedestal which supports a slider for mounting a magnetic head, the pedestal is provided on the one-piece, metal supporting board that supports the optical waveguide, and the pedestal allows the optical waveguide to be disposed so as to overlap the slider in the thickness direction of the circuit board.