Roberto Alini - Pleasonton CA Quocdzung T. Lam - San Jose CA Xiaokun Liu Chew - San Jose CA Mark McCornack - Los Gatos CA David Joseph Bezinque - Felton CA Tehri Lee - San Jose CA Su Dang Le - San Jose CA Axel Alegre de La Soujeole - Scotts Valley CA Gilles Denoyer - Campbell CA
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics, Inc. - Carrollton TX Maxtor Corporation - Longmont CO
International Classification:
G11B 502
US Classification:
360 68, 327110
Abstract:
A method is disclosed for controlling the write head of a magnetic disk storage device. The method includes sinking current from the first terminal of the write head and sourcing current to the second terminal of the write head substantially simultaneously with sinking current from the first terminal so that a first steady state voltage level appears on the first terminal of the write head and a second steady state voltage level appears on the second terminal thereof that are approximately at a midpoint between a high reference voltage level and a low reference voltage level. The common mode voltage of the write head is substantially constant over time.