Terminal pad of a flexure for a head suspension having a padding plating and method of forming the terminal pad
US9721598B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/48
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A terminal pad of a flexure for a head suspension connected to a functional part through a bonding material includes a terminal body, a base plating formed on a surface of the terminal body and having an uniform thickness, a padding plating made of a same material as the base plating and integrated with the base plating so that the padding plating swells with respect to the base plating, and a surface plating formed on a surface of the padding plating.
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