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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1996
Jack W Flinsbaugh, San Jose, CA (US);
Ronald D Metzner, Yukon, OK (US);
Clyde E Goodner, III, Midwest City, OK (US);
Monty A Forehand, Yukon, OK (US);
Gopinath K Bendigeri, North Ogden, UT (US);
Seagate Technology, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A temperature sensing system for use in a computer disc drive comprises a themoelectric sensor having an output sensor voltage which is variable as a function of temperature, an interface circuit adapted to receive the output sensor voltage from the thermoelectric sensor and adapted to generate a scaled and level-shifted analog output voltage signal, and an analog-to-digital converter circuit adapted to receive the analog output signal voltage from the interface circuit and convert the analog output signal voltage into a digital signal which is compared to various defined thresholds.