Patent ID: 8243394

Claim:
A disk drive suspension comprising: a load beam; and a flexure which is disposed on the load beam; wherein the flexure comprises: a plate-like metal base made of an electrically conductive material; a slit formed between two opposite side portions of the metal base, penetrating the metal base thicknesswise, and extending longitudinally relative to the metal base; an insulating layer made of an electrically insulating material and formed on the metal base; a first conductor formed within the slit, laminated to a first surface of the insulating layer on a same side as the metal base, and extending longitudinally relative to the metal base along the slit; and a second conductor laminated to a second surface of the insulating layer on a side opposite from the metal base, facing the first conductor across the insulating layer, and extending longitudinally relative to the metal base along the first conductor; wherein the metal base is lapped on the load beam, the first conductor is thinner than the metal base, and an insulating space is defined between the first conductor and the load beam.