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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2011
Dadi Setiadi, Edina, MN (US);
Stefan A. Weissner, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
David Gordon Qualey, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Dadi Setiadi, Edina, MN (US);
Stefan A. Weissner, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
David Gordon Qualey, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Vibration of a transducer slider can be used during slider fly height calibration to detect contact of the transducer slider with a disc surface. Amplification of the vibration may cause the transducer slider to tap the disc surface rather than drag across the disc surface when detecting contact with the disc surface. Amplification may be achieved by applying an in-phase AC signal to the transducer slider at the same frequency as the vibration of the slider. Reduced contact between the slider and the disc surface reduces wear on and the possibility of damage to the transducer slider and/or the disc surface. Once the fly height of the transducer slider is calibrated, the AC signal may be shifted out-of-phase with the slider vibration to dampen the slider vibration.