Suspension Damping

A suspension comprising:

• a flexure including a gimbal, a proximal end, and a distal end, the flexure having a longitudinal axis extending from the proximal end to the distal end, the gimbal includes a spring metal layer having a base portion, a tongue, and a pair of spring arms extending from the base portion to the tongue, a dielectric layer overlaying the spring metal layer and a conductive metal layer overlying the dielectric layer, the conductive metal layer including a first plurality of traces extending from the base portion to the tongue and a second plurality of traces extending from the base portion to the tongue;
• and
• a void formed in the spring metal layer and partially surrounding the tongue, a portion of the first plurality of traces and a portion of the second plurality of traces are coupled over the void and extend towards the tongue, and a portion of the dielectric layer overlays a section of the void formed in the spring metal layer.