Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Close loop method for measuring head SNR and media SNR
- Patent Title (中): 用于测量头部SNR和介质SNR的闭环方法
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Application No.: US13067163Application Date: 2011-05-12
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Publication No.: US08634157B2Publication Date: 2014-01-21
- Inventor: Chiuming Lueng , Mankit Lee , Wanyin Kwan , Cheukwing Leung , Juren Ding , Rongkwang Ni
- Applicant: Chiuming Lueng , Mankit Lee , Wanyin Kwan , Cheukwing Leung , Juren Ding , Rongkwang Ni
- Applicant Address: CN Hong Kong
- Assignee: SAE Magnetics (H.K.) Ltd.
- Current Assignee: SAE Magnetics (H.K.) Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: CN Hong Kong
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye PC
- Main IPC: G11B21/12
- IPC: G11B21/12 ; G11B20/10

Abstract:
A close loop method for measuring head SNR, for a storage device comprising a storage media and a head, comprising steps of: (a) loading the head on the media with a dynamic fly height; (b) measuring an initial environmental temperature value T1 and measuring the head signal signalload; (c) unloading the head; (d) adjusting a power which controls the dynamic fly height until a real-time environmental temperature value T2 is equal to the initial environmental temperature T1; (e) measuring the head noise value noiseunload, (f) calculating the head SNR with the follow equation: Head_SNR = 20 × log ( signal load noise unload ) . The method of the present invention can obtain a fair condition between the signal and noise measurement, thereby a reliable and accurate head SNR can be obtain. The present invention also provides a close loop method for measuring media SNR.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120287529A1 Close loop method for measuring head SNR and media SNR Public/Granted day:2012-11-15
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