Magnetic disk drive having a suspension mounted transmission line including read and write conductors and a lower conductor

N Nishiyama - US Patent 7,319,573, 2008 - Google Patents
Embodiments of the invention provide a magnetic disk drive which has improved electrical
properties owing to a reduc tion in the loss of transmission line, improved vibration …

System and method for manufacturing a hard disk drive suspension flexure and for preventing damage due to electrical arcing

M Yao, M Shiraishi, Y Xie - US Patent App. 10/691,172, 2004 - Google Patents
A system and method are disclosed for manufacturing a hard disk drive suspension flexure
and for preventing damage due to electrical arcing between traces and between a trace and …

Wired circuit board for controlling characteristic impedances of a connection terminal

S Wakaki, T Ohkawa, Y Ohwaki - US Patent 7,466,519, 2008 - Google Patents
A wired circuit board is provided for controlling characteristic impedance at connection
points between the read wire and write wire of a suspension board with circuit and terminal …

Flexure to be secured to a load beam of a disk drive suspension

H Arai, H Fuchino - US Patent 8,503,133, 2013 - Google Patents
A flexure with conductors is provided with a flexure tail portion. The flexure tail portion
includes a metal base, an electrically insulating layer, and a conductive member. The metal …

Method and apparatus for reducing heat absorption around solder pads on an electrical lead suspension

SP Arya, X Xing - US Patent 7,450,346, 2008 - Google Patents
An apparatus and method for reducing heat absorption around solder pads on an electrical
lead suspension (ELS). The method provides a base-metal layer having at least one …

Method and apparatus for extending a cover layer formation with respect to a solder pad portion on an electrical lead suspension

S Arya, X Xing - US Patent App. 11/037,753, 2006 - Google Patents
Inventors: Satya Prakash Arya, San Jose, CA (US); Xinzhi Xing, San Jose, CA (US) An
apparatus and method for extending a cover layer Correspondence Address: formation with …

Method and apparatus for reducing solder pad size in an electrical lead suspension (ELS) to decrease signal path capacitive discontinuities

SP Arya, X Xing - US Patent 7,433,157, 2008 - Google Patents
An apparatus and method for reducing solder pad size in an electrical lead suspension
(ELS) to decrease signal path capacitive discontinuities. The method provides a base-metal …

Aligned coverlay and metal layer windows for integrated lead suspensions

ME Roen - US Patent 8,045,296, 2011 - Google Patents
The present invention is an integrated lead flexure or Sus pension including a spring metal
layer, a dielectric insulating layer a conductor layer on the insulating layer opposite the …

Apparatus and method for reducing heat absorption around solder pads on an electrical lead suspension (ELS)

S Arya, X Xing - US Patent App. 11/037,752, 2006 - Google Patents
An apparatus and method for reducing heat absorption around solder pads on an electrical
lead Suspension (ELS). The method provides a base-metal layer having at least one …

Method and apparatus for forming an opening in a base-metal layer of an electrical lead suspension (ELS) to increase the impedance

SP Arya, X Xing - US Patent 8,085,507, 2011 - Google Patents
An apparatus and method for forming an opening in a base metal layer of an electrical lead
Suspension (ELS) to increase the impedance. The method provides a base-metal layer hav …