A study of shunt ESD protection for GMR recording heads

被引：11
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作者：
Wallash, A [1 ]
机构：
[1] Maxtor Corp, Milpitas, CA 95035 USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF ELECTROSTATICS | 2002年 / 56卷 / 03期
关键词：
ESD; disk drive; heads; protection; GMR; shunt; magnetic recording;
D O I：
10.1016/S0304-3886(02)00091-8
中图分类号：
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号：
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要：
The electrostatic discharge (ESD) behavior of shunted giant magnetoresistive (GMR) heads on a head gimbal assembly (HGA) design is reported. It was found that the shunt offers ESD protection only when the charge from the ESD event is applied very close to the shunt. An explanation is given in terms of the impedance of the interconnecting wires between the GMR head and shunt at the high frequencies associated with metal contact ESD. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：295 / 302
页数：8
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