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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shuang Quan Min, Singapore, SG;
June Christian Ang, Singapore, SG;
Tze Ming Jimmy Pang, Singapore, SG;
Kian Keong Ooi, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 21/02 (2006.01); G11B 5/55 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/5565 (2013.01); G11B 5/553 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with one embodiment of the described technology, a retract controller capacitor is charged using a back electromagnetic force voltage to produce a backup power source voltage, the retract controller capacitor is discharged to power a retract controller circuit, and an actuator arm of a storage drive is driven toward a desired location concurrently with the discharging operation.