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Patent No.:

US 8565048 B1

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Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013

Filed:

May. 15, 2012
Applicants:

Ross S. Wilson, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Jason P. Brenden, Woodbury, MN (US);

Xuemin Yang, Edina, MN (US);

Inventors:

Ross S. Wilson, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Jason P. Brenden, Woodbury, MN (US);

Xuemin Yang, Edina, MN (US);

Assignee:

LSI Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 11/00 (2006.01); H01S 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Various embodiments of the present invention provide single-ended and differential current drivers for heat assisted magnetic recording and other applications. For example, a current driver is disclosed that includes an upper output terminal and lower output terminal, a number of current switches operable to selectively contribute electrical currents through the upper and lower output terminals, a control input for each of the current switches operable to control the electrical currents, and a voltage supply operable to establish a voltage across the upper and output terminals.


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Wilson, Ross. (2013). Unipolar current driver (U.S. Patent No. 8565048). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8565048

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