Patent ID: 8094413

Claim:
An integrated lead head suspension component of the type having a base region and a gimbal region, formed by an additive process, comprising: a spring metal layer; a first conductor layer; a first dielectric layer between at least portions of the spring metal layer and the first conductor layer; a second conductor layer; a second dielectric layer between at least portions of the first and second conductive layers; a slider mounting region on the gimbal region; slider terminal pads on the gimbal region adjacent to the slider mounting region; and stacked traces including a first trace in the first conductor layer and a second trace in the second conductor layer, the stacked traces comprising base sections extending across at least portions of the base region and gimbal sections extending across the gimbal region from the base region to the slider terminal pads, and wherein: the base sections of the first and second traces have first widths; the gimbal sections of the first and second traces have second widths that are less than the first widths; and the second dielectric layer has a generally constant thickness on the base and gimbal sections.