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Magnetic disk drive and voice coil motor drive circuit

US6864656B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 5, 2003
Grant dateMar 8, 2005
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Expiry dateAug 5, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/5547
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A magnetic disk drive that drives and positions an actuator using a voice coil motor, includes a current sensing resistor connected in series to a terminal on current input side of the voice coil motor, a first operational amplifier and a second operational amplifier. The magnetic disk drive further includes one of a third operational amplifier and a microcomputer.

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