Patent ID: 6879465

Claim:
An integrated lead suspension, comprising: a lead wiring pad provided on a flexure section of the suspension, a bonding pad provided on a slider of a head gimbal section of the suspension, and a solder ball that is placed between the lead wiring pad and the bonding pad, so that the solder ball is melted to solder the lead wiring pad and the bonding pad together; and wherein the lead wiring pad comprises a recessed section into which the solder ball is dropped, using gravitational force, and rolled along a center line of the surface of the lead wiring pad into contact with the bonding pad, such that the solder ball remains in the recessed section from an initial position that is out of contact with the bonding pad to a terminal position that is in contact with the bonding pad wherein, the recessed section comprises a recess extending along the centerline of the pad.