Patent ID: 7697237
Filing Date: 2010-04-13
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A head suspension flexure, including: a slider mounting region; a plurality of head bond pads; a pair of gimbal spring arms on opposite sides of the slider mounting region, and wherein each of the gimbal spring arms includes: a plurality of spring metal trace supports extending from the head bond pads along gimbal spring arms; high conductivity metal plating on the spring metal trace supports; dielectric surrounding at least portions of the plated spring metal trace supports along the gimbal spring arms; a first conductive metal shield on a first side of at least portions of the plated spring metal trace supports at the gimbal spring arms; and a second conductive metal shield on a second side of at least portions of the plated spring metal trace supports at the gimbal spring arms, the second conductive shield spaced from the plated spring metal trace supports by the dielectric; and wherein the gimbal spring arms are free from spring metal layers opposite the first and second metal shield from the spring metal trace supports.