Patent ID: 8014107

Claim:
A suspension device comprising a flexure with conductors to which a slider including a read element and a write element is attached and a load beam which supports the flexure, the flexure comprising: a metal plate, an insulating layer formed on the metal plate, a first electrically conductive member formed on the insulating layer and electrically connected to the read element, a second electrically conductive member formed in a position separate from the first electrically conductive member on the insulating layer and electrically connected to the write element, a first semiconductive layer formed covering at least a part of an outer surface of the first electrically conductive member and grounded to the metal plate, a second semiconductive layer formed covering at least a part of an outer surface of the second electrically conductive member and grounded to the metal plate, and an insulating portion which electrically isolates the first and second semiconductive layers, wherein a first ground terminal which conducts with the metal plate is formed near the first electrically conductive member, a second ground terminal which conducts with the metal plate is formed near the second electrically conductive member, the first semiconductive layer is formed over both the first electrically conductive member and the first ground terminal, and the second semiconductive layer is formed over both the second electrically conductive member and the second ground terminal.