Abstract: A head gimbal assembly includes a slider, a suspension to support the slider, and a flexible printed circuit provided to the suspension. The flexible printed circuit includes multiple traces to electrically connect the slider to a conductive tab and a test tab. The flexible printed circuit includes a grounding trace to ground the flexible printed circuit at the test tab.

Abstract: A slider touch-down preventing system for a head stack assembly, which includes a weight load to reduce the slider's movement; and a weight holder connecting with a suspension of the head stack assembly to hold the weight load. The weight holder is positioned at an opposite side of slider loading part of the suspension which has a structure to absorb vibration energy and is positioned beyond a middle portion of the suspension. The invention also discloses a HSA and a disk drive unit having such a slider touch-down preventing system.

Abstract: A head arm assembly comprises a slider, a drive arm, a trace; and a load beam having a hinge portion and a slider mounting portion; wherein the slider mounting portion has a slider support portion to support flying attitude of the slider. The slider support portion has a slider mounting frame with a flexible lifter to maintain the slider position in a predetermined position. In the present invention, the flexible lifter has a spring structure. The load beam may further comprise a stiffener formed in a longitudinal direction of the head arm assembly. The invention also discloses a head stack assembly and a disk drive using the head arm assembly.

Abstract: A micro-actuator for a head gimbal assembly includes a fixed portion connectable to a suspension of the head gimbal assembly and a movable portion connectable to a slider of the head gimbal assembly. A pair of frame ribs interconnect the fixed portion and the movable portion. A PZT element is mounted to each of the frame ribs. Each PZT element is excitable to cause selective movement of the frame ribs which causes movement of the movable portion to cause movement of the slider. A tongue is fixed to and extends from the fixed portion. The tongue is engagable with a pivot provided on the suspension of the head gimbal assembly. The tongue forms a gap between the movable portion and itself.

Abstract: A HGA of the invention includes a slider, a load beam having a locating hole formed therein; a flexure to support the slider and connect with the load beam; a separate dimple element having a dimple to extend through the locating hole and support the flexure at a position corresponding to a center area of the slider. The invention also discloses a method for manufacturing the HGA and a disk drive unit with the HGA.

Abstract: A head gimbal assembly includes a slider, a suspension to support the slider, and a flexible printed circuit provided to the suspension. The flexible printed circuit includes multiple traces to electrically connect the slider to a conductive tab and a test tab. The flexible printed circuit includes a grounding trace to ground the flexible printed circuit at the test tab.

Abstract: The present invention has two antennas to receive video/audio signals. The antennas tunes the frequency bands of the signals they receive in order to display two video/audio signals of two different bands. Or, if the antennas are tuned to receive video/audio signals of the same frequency band, the sensitivity on receiving signals is enhanced.

Abstract: A micro-actuator for a head gimbal assembly includes a fixed portion connectable to a suspension of the head gimbal assembly and a movable portion connectable to a slider of the head gimbal assembly. A pair of frame ribs interconnect the fixed portion and the movable portion. A PZT element is mounted to each of the frame ribs. Each PZT element is excitable to cause selective movement of the frame ribs which causes movement of the movable portion to cause movement of the slider. A tongue is fixed to and extends from the fixed portion. The tongue is engagable with a pivot provided on the suspension of the head gimbal assembly. The tongue forms a gap between the movable portion and itself.

Abstract: A head gimbal assembly, including a slider, a suspension having a slider holding plate, and an accessory plate mounted on the suspension having a dimple to partially hold the slider holder plate.

Abstract: A slider touch-down preventing system for a head stack assembly, which includes a weight load to reduce the slider's movement; and a weight holder connecting with a suspension of the head stack assembly to hold the weight load. The weight holder is positioned at an opposite side of slider loading part of the suspension which has a structure to adsorb vibration energy and is positioned beyond a middle portion of the suspension. The invention also discloses a HSA and a disk drive unit having such an slider touch-down preventing system.

Abstract: A head arm assembly comprises a slider, a drive arm, a trace; and a load beam having a hinge portion and a slider mounting portion; wherein the slider mounting portion has a slider support portion to support flying attitude of the slider. The slider support portion has a slider mounting frame with a flexible lifter to maintain the slider position in a predetermined position. In the present invention, the flexible lifter has a spring structure. The load beam may further comprise a stiffener formed in a longitudinal direction of the head arm assembly. The invention also discloses a head stack assembly and a disk drive using the head arm assembly.