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Disc drive having charge feedback drive microactuator

US6504669B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 10, 1999
Grant dateJan 7, 2003
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/56
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disc drive head positioning apparatus includes a head, a suspension which supports the head, a piezoelectric microactuator which is operatively coupled to the suspension, and a charge feedback driver which is operatively coupled to the piezoelectric microactuator. A method of positioning the head relative to a storage medium is also provided.

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