APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WRITING TO MAGNETIC MEDIA USING AN AC BIAS CURRENT TO ENHANCE THE WRITE FIELD
First Claim
1. An apparatus for writing to a magnetic medium, the apparatus comprising:
- a main pole;
a trailing shield;
a write-field-enhancing structure disposed within a write gap between the main pole and the trailing shield, the write-field-enhancing structure comprising;
a spacer disposed between the main pole and the trailing shield, wherein the spacer is non-magnetic,a non-magnetic layer disposed between the main pole and the trailing shield, anda free layer adjacent to the spacer and disposed between the spacer and the non-magnetic layer, wherein the free layer is magnetic;
a write coil configured to magnetize the main pole;
a write current control circuit configured to supply a write current to the write coil to record a bit to a magnetic medium, wherein the write current comprises a write pulse; and
a driving current control circuit configured to supply a driving current to the write-field-enhancing structure, wherein the driving current comprises a driving pulse, and wherein the driving current comprises an AC component with a duty cycle selected based at least in part on a power constraint.
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Abstract
An apparatus comprises a main pole, a trailing shield, a write-field-enhancing structure, a write coil, a write current control circuit configured to supply a write current to the write coil to record a bit to a magnetic medium, and a driving current control circuit configured to supply a driving current to the write-field-enhancing structure, wherein the driving current comprises a driving pulse, and wherein the driving current comprises an AC component with a duty cycle selected based at least in part on a power constraint. A method of writing to a magnetic medium comprises supplying a write current to a write coil of a magnetic write head, and supplying a driving current to a free layer disposed in a write gap between a main pole and a trailing shield, wherein the driving current comprises an AC component with a duty cycle based at least in part on a power constraint.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus for writing to a magnetic medium, the apparatus comprising:
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a main pole; a trailing shield; a write-field-enhancing structure disposed within a write gap between the main pole and the trailing shield, the write-field-enhancing structure comprising; a spacer disposed between the main pole and the trailing shield, wherein the spacer is non-magnetic, a non-magnetic layer disposed between the main pole and the trailing shield, and a free layer adjacent to the spacer and disposed between the spacer and the non-magnetic layer, wherein the free layer is magnetic; a write coil configured to magnetize the main pole; a write current control circuit configured to supply a write current to the write coil to record a bit to a magnetic medium, wherein the write current comprises a write pulse; and a driving current control circuit configured to supply a driving current to the write-field-enhancing structure, wherein the driving current comprises a driving pulse, and wherein the driving current comprises an AC component with a duty cycle selected based at least in part on a power constraint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of writing to a magnetic medium, the method comprising:
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supplying a write current to a write coil of a magnetic write head; supplying a driving current to a free layer disposed in a write gap between a main pole and a trailing shield of the magnetic write head, wherein the driving current comprises an AC component; and selecting a duty cycle of the AC component based at least in part on a power constraint. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for writing to a magnetic medium, the apparatus comprising:
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means for supplying a write current to a write coil of a magnetic write head; and means for supplying a driving current to a free layer disposed in a write gap between a main pole and a trailing shield of the magnetic write head, wherein the driving current comprises an AC component with a duty cycle selected based at least in part on a power constraint.
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