Patent ID: 6839199

Claim:
A disk drive for use with a host electronic unit, the disk drive comprising: a disk drive housing having a groove formed therein; a spindle motor rotatably attached to the disk drive housing, the spindle motor including a stator; spindle motor drive circuitry coupled to the disk drive housing, the spindle motor drive circuitry being configured to generate electrical signals for controlling the spindle motor; a stator/spindle motor drive circuitry electrical trace integrally formed upon the disk drive housing within the groove from the spindle motor drive circuitry to the stator for receiving electrical signals from the spindle motor drive circuitry for controlling the spindle motor; a host connector attached to the disk drive housing, the host connector being operably connectable to the host electronic unit; and a spindle motor drive circuitry/host connector electrical trace integrally formed upon the disk drive housing within the groove from the spindle motor drive circuitry to the host connector for electrically connecting the spindle motor drive circuitry with the host electronic unit.