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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2007
Naoki Ohta, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuya Kuwashima, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Ohta, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuya Kuwashima, Tokyo, JP;
TDK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Timely and proper flying height adjustment is achieved using a controller, which is designed for a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus that does not use a magnetic head having a heating element for flying height adjustment without any modification. A head amplifier includes a write amplifier for applying a write current to a write head element, a read amplifier for amplifying a read voltage output from a read head element and outputting a read signal, a heating element driver for applying a heat generating current to at least one heating element for adjusting a flying height, and a heat controller for controlling the heating element driver.