摘要:
In a magnetic read/write transducer, the elements of the magnetoresistive (MR) and inductive heads are shorted together and to the slider substrate to provide a low resistance, conductive path bypassing the MR sensor element and minimizing electrical current through the MR sensor element during discharge of static electric charge. The MR sensor element, the MR conductive leads, the MR magnetic shield elements and inductive pole tips exposed at the slider air bearing surface are shorted together and to the slider substrate by a layer of conductive material, such as tungsten, formed over the slider air bearing surface. The conductive layer shorts the head elements together and to the slider substrate thus protecting the head against ESD/EOS damage during subsequent handling and assembly. The conductive layer is removed by wet etching prior to placing the magnetic head into operation in a magnetic storage system.
摘要:
The magnetoresistive (MR) sensor in a magnetic read/write transducer is protected against the effects of electrical overstress and electrostatic discharge during the manufacture and assembly of a magnetic storage system. The conductive leads of a magnetoresistive (MR) sensor element are shorted together to provide a low resistance, conductive path bypassing the MR element and minimizing electrical current through the MR sensing element during discharge of static electrical charge. The MR sensor lead terminal pads provided on the transducer/slider surface are shorted together by soldering. The other transducer elements such as the MR magnetic shields, the inductive coil and the inductive magnetic yoke structure can also be shorted to the MR sensor leads by soldering together the lead terminal pads at the slider surface. Alternatively, a twisted conductor pair may be used to short the MR terminals together. Remotely located protective devices, such as reversed diode pairs, can also be connected across the MR sensor element utilizing the twisted pair. The short is removed prior to placing the MR head into operation in the magnetic storage system.
摘要:
A Spindle motor assembly that utilizes a fluid dynamic bearing electrically grounded to provide a conductive path through the spindle motor assembly. In one embodiment, the fluid dynamic bearing includes a liquid metal that is conductive and of low electrical resistance that provides the conductive path between the spindle and the spindle housing.
摘要:
An MR head has its MR stripe protected from electro-static discharge (ESD) on a slider, such as titanium carbide. The MR stripe is protected by a plurality of silicon integrated circuit devices which conduct ESD-induced current from the MR stripe to a silicon chip substrate ground potential or to larger components in the MR head such as the first and second shield layers and the coil layer. In a preferred embodiment the integrated circuit devices and interconnects are constructed in a single crystal silicon chip. The silicon chip is fixedly mounted to a trailing edge of the slider and the MR head is mounted on a trailing edge of the silicon chip adjacent the integrated circuit devices. The invention includes a method of mass producing sliders by combining thin film technology for making MR heads with integrated circuit technology for making integrated circuit devices. These technologies are combined at the wafer level to ultimate completion of individual sliders. At the wafer level a silicon wafer, which contains the integrated circuit devices, is fixedly mounted to a wafer of slider material, such as titanium carbide. A plurality of rows and columns of MR heads are constructed on the silicon wafer adjacent the integrated circuit devices. The composite wafer is then diced into quadrants wherein each quadrant contains rows and columns of sliders with MR heads. Each quadrant is then diced into rows. Each row is then diced into individual sliders, each slider carrying an MR head which is ESD protected.
摘要:
Actively controlling ESI voltage on an object such as a magnetic storage disk (12), a rotating MR head, or insulator, includes the method and system for actively monitoring (92) a generated ESI voltage on the object (12). The method and system generate (100, 102, and 104) a signal responsive to the generated ESI voltage. Then, an opposing ESI voltage is produced (76) from the responsive signal. The method and system then apply the opposing ESI voltage (76) to the object (12) for opposing and controlling the generated ESI voltage.
摘要:
The magnetic states of MR reproducing heads are reinitialized during media drive manufacturing by applying initializing magnetic fields to the transducers after they have been manufactured and incorporated into media drive assemblies.
摘要:
A method of lapping the air bearing surface of a magnetoresistive head which minimizes the likelihood of interelement shorts at the air bearing surface is described. In a final, linear lapping phase, the air bearing surface is lapped back and forth parallel to the longitudinal axis of the head elements in an oscillatory path across a stationary lapping surface. Any scratches or smears of the elements will be along the length of the elements rather than transverse to the elements. Any transverse scratches or smears occurring in earlier lapping phases will be removed during the linear lapping phase.
摘要:
In a magnetoresistive (MR) read sensor in which the MR layer is transversely biased by a soft magnetic layer separated from the MR layer by a nonmagnetic spacer layer an antiferromagnetic stabilization layer of NiO provides a stabilizing exchange-coupled magnetic field to the transverse bias layer insuring that the transverse bias layer is fully saturated in a preferred direction during sensor operation.
摘要:
A spindle motor assembly that utilizes a fluid dynamic bearing electrically grounded to provide a conductive path through the spindle motor assembly. In one embodiment, the fluid dynamic bearing includes a liquid metal that is conductive and of low electrical resistance that provides the conductive path between the spindle and the spindle housing.
摘要:
A disk drive electrical interconnect includes one or more electrical contacts for providing a controlled discharge form a disk drive head in a manner that reduces the potential for damaging the head in preparation for testing or the like. In some embodiments the electrical interconnect includes a charge dissipation electrical contact that is interconnected with a read element of the head using an electrical trace. A resistor is disposed in series between the charge dissipation electrical contact and the read element. A probe may engage the charge dissipation electrical contact to remove the electrical charge from the read element at a desired rate because of the resistor. Once the electrical charge has been sufficiently dissipated, another probe may engage another contact of the electrical interconnect to provide a desired electrical signal to the head.