Patent ID: 6163443
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: G11B,H05K

Abstract:
An actuator assembly for a magnetic disk drive, comprising:an actuator arm adapted to be rotatably mounted in said magnetic disk drive;a suspension fixed at a base end portion thereof to a front end portion of said actuator arm;a head slider mounted on a front end portion of said suspension and having a magnetoresistive element;a pair of first lead lines formed on said suspension, each of said first lead lines having one end connected to said magnetoresistive element;a short-circuit pattern formed on said suspension to connect said first lead lines with each other;a main flexible printed circuit board fixed at one end portion thereof to said actuator arm and having a read/write circuit;an interconnection flexible printed circuit board mounted on said actuator arm and having a plurality of second lead lines for connecting said first lead lines to said read/write circuit; anda plurality of first ground lines formed on said interconnection flexible printed circuit board to electrically connect said second lead lines to said actuator arm.