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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brian A. Johnson, Laguna Hilla, CA (US);
Jaesoo Byoun, Irvine, CA (US);
Hideaki Ito, Fujisawa, JP;
Gaku Ikedo, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 19/20 (2006.01); G11B 19/02 (2006.01); G11B 5/55 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 19/02 (2013.01); G11B 5/5547 (2013.01);
Abstract
A data storage device is disclosed comprising a spindle motor configured to rotate a disk, and a first voice coil motor (VCM) configured to actuate a head over the disk. During at least fifty percent of a seek of the head over the disk, a spindle control signal is generated based on a continuous function of a current flowing through the first VCM, and the spindle control signal is applied to the spindle motor.