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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 14, 1998
John D Leighton, Anoka, MN (US);
Eric Groen, Sac City, IA (US);
Lucent Technologies, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A write driver for an inductive load includes load terminals for connection to an inductive load, and a driver circuit responsive to first and second control signals to supply a drive current through the load in respective first and second directions. A voltage-mode H-bridge connected to the load terminals is operable to selectively supply a voltage across the load terminals and head. Program means operates the voltage-mode H-bridge for a predetermined time period following initiation of the respective first and second control signal to provide a voltage across the load terminals which quickly raises the write current to a steady state condition. Ringing is suppressed by employing an impedance-matched H-bridge for the driver circuit, the impedance-matched H-bridge having an impedance matched to the impedance of a transmission line connecting the load to the terminals.