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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2006
Applicants:
Hoyul Bang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Sang Y. Lee, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hoyul Bang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Sang Y. Lee, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hard disk drive with a control circuit that controls a heating element in a head of the drive. The heating element is driven by a voltage. The control circuit varies the voltage during read and write operations of the drive. The voltages are varied to minimize fluctuations in the flying height of the drive during the write operations.