Implementing enhanced ESD prevention for hard disk drives using spin-torque oscillator (STO)
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1. A method for preventing electrostatic discharge (ESD) in hard disk drives using spin-torque oscillator (STO) comprising:
- providing control circuitry for adjusting a disk electrical potential with an electrical potential of a spin-torque oscillator (STO) element; and
said control circuitry maintaining a potential difference of less than about 115 millivolts (mV) between a disk and the STO element.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system are provided for preventing electrostatic discharge (ESD) in hard disk drives using spin-torque oscillator (STO) for microwave assisted magnetic recording (MAMR). A control circuit adjusts a disk electrical potential with an electrical potential of a spin-torque oscillator (STO) element. The control circuit maintains a potential difference of less than about 115 millivolts (mV) between the disk and the STO element.
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1. A method for preventing electrostatic discharge (ESD) in hard disk drives using spin-torque oscillator (STO) comprising:
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providing control circuitry for adjusting a disk electrical potential with an electrical potential of a spin-torque oscillator (STO) element; and said control circuitry maintaining a potential difference of less than about 115 millivolts (mV) between a disk and the STO element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for preventing electrostatic discharge (ESD) in hard disk drives using spin-torque oscillator (STO) comprising:
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control circuitry for adjusting a disk electrical potential with an electrical potential of a spin-torque oscillator (STO) element; and said control circuitry maintaining a potential difference of less than about 115 millivolts (mV) between the disk and the STO element. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for preventing electrostatic discharge (ESD) in hard disk drives using spin-torque oscillator (STO) comprising:
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at least one disk for storing data; a slider including a spin-torque oscillator (STO) element;
said spin-torque oscillator (STO) element coupled between a first STO electrode and a second STO electrode;control circuitry for adjusting a disk electrical potential with an electrical potential of a spin-torque oscillator (STO) element; and said control circuitry maintaining a potential difference of less than about 115 millivolts (mV) between the disk and the STO element. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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