Patent ID: 8514523

Claim:
A voice-coil motor, comprising: at least one voice-coil-motor magnet; and a voice-coil assembly comprising: a FPC voice-coil assembly comprising: at least one FPC voice coil comprising: a coil comprising at least one coil turn; and a flexible substrate coupled to said coil to form a flexible printed circuit; wherein said FPC voice coil is disposed in proximity to a magnetic pole of said voice-coil-motor magnet; and at least a second voice coil disposed in close proximity to said FPC voice coil such that said FPC voice coil is disposed as a laminate coupled with a first side of said second voice coil, said first side about perpendicular to an axis about which turns of said second voice coil are wound; wherein said FPC voice coil and said second voice coil are configured to reduce vibrations of a head when data is accessed on a disk in a disk drive.