Patent ID: 8477457

Claim:
A head-gimbal assembly (HGA) with a suspension-lead pad having a form that is configured to inhibit formation of an inter-pad solder bridge, said HGA comprising: a gimbal; a head-slider coupled with said gimbal, said head-slider comprising a plurality of head-slider pads; and a plurality of suspension-lead pads coupled respectively with said plurality of head-slider pads by a plurality of respective solder bonds, a suspension-lead pad of said plurality of suspension-lead pads comprising a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a proximal side, disposed in proximity to a respective head-slider pad, and a distal side, disposed distally from said respective head-slider pad; wherein a first width of said suspension-lead pad closer to said proximal side is substantially larger than a second width of said suspension-lead pad further from said proximal side than said first width, wherein a second suspension-lead pad of said plurality of suspension-lead pads comprises a first lateral side of said second suspension-lead pad, and a second lateral side of said second suspension-lead pad; and wherein said first lateral side and said second lateral side of said second suspension-lead pad lie substantially along respective straight-line segments, and a straight-line segment corresponding to said first lateral side of said second suspension-lead pad is substantially parallel to a straight-line segment corresponding to said second lateral side of said second suspension-lead pad.