Patent ID: 8934201
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: G11B,H05K

Abstract:
1. A flexure for a suspension of a head gimbal assembly, comprising a substrate layer, a dielectric layer formed thereon, and a conducting layer formed on the dielectric layer, the conducting layer comprising a plurality of conductive traces and a plurality of bonding pads arranged in a first direction and adapted for connecting with a printed circuit board, each bonding pad comprising a first portion and a second portion, a first window being opened on the substrate layer, and a second window corresponding to the first window being opened on the dielectric layer to expose the bonding pads, wherein the substrate layer comprises a plurality of first protuberances extending from at least one side wall of the first window along a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction to cover the first portion of each bonding pad, and the second portion of each bonding pad comprises at least one notch or hole.