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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2007
Erhard Schreck, San Jose, CA (US);
Rickmer Kose, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bruce Schardt, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Davide Guarisco, San Jose, CA (US);
Erhard Schreck, San Jose, CA (US);
Rickmer Kose, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bruce Schardt, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Davide Guarisco, San Jose, CA (US);
Maxtor Corporation, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
In one example, a method is provided and includes comparing a measured change in spacing between a transducer element and a storage element in response to a fly height control signal with an expected change in spacing for the applied fly height control signal. The method also includes detecting an event condition based on the comparison between the measured change in spacing and the expected change in spacing.