Method for manufacturing a disk drive head suspension
US8082656B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 4, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49032
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a disk drive head suspension having a plated load point dimple. A photoresist mask having an opening with load point-defining side walls and a load point diameter is formed over a planar portion of a spring metal member. Metal is plated onto the spring metal member in the opening to form a load point having the load point diameter on the planar portion of the spring metal member.
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