System and method for reducing micro-discharge events in a data storage device
US7436630B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/40
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data storage device head having reduced media induced micro-discharge events. The data storage device head includes a support structure, and a wafer. A mitigation voltage, other than a ground potential, is presented to the wafer at a level sufficient to suppress media induced micro-discharge events.
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