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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jianghong Ding, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);
Jenghung Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Wenli Yang, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/55 (2006.01); G11B 5/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/5547 (2013.01); G11B 5/54 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes: a media; a head assembly over the media; a head actuation motor coupled to the head assembly; control circuitry, coupled to the head actuation motor, configured to position the head assembly; and a head loading ramp, adjacent to the media; wherein: the control circuitry is further configured to: generate a seek count; and park the head assembly, off of the media, on the head loading ramp, controlling a speed of the head actuation motor based on the seek count.