Patent ID: 7813082

Claim:
An integrated lead head suspension flexure comprising: a spring metal layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a proximal end, and a distal end including a head slider-receiving portion; a dielectric layer including first dielectric portions on the spring metal layer and second dielectric portions unbacked by the spring metal layer; and a plurality of conductive leads on the dielectric layer, each lead extending from the proximal end of the spring metal layer to a bond pad adjacent to the head slider-receiving portion on the distal end of the spring metal layer, and including a first lead portion on the first dielectric portion, and a second lead portion on the second dielectric portion, wherein at least part of the second dielectric portion and/or at least part of the second lead portion of each conductive lead is positioned at a level between levels of the first and second surfaces of the spring metal layer.