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公开(公告)号:DE69231141D1
公开(公告)日:2000-07-13
申请号:DE69231141
申请日:1992-07-01
Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS INC
Inventor: CAMERON SCOTT W
IPC: H02M7/5387 , H02P6/08 , H02P27/06 , H02P27/08 , H02P7/62
Abstract: Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) techniques, often used to reduce the power dissipation in polyphase motors, chop the current in the coils of the motor at their peak current levels, to achieve maximum torque, to allow rapid accelerations, and to reduce the power dissipated in the chip to a level proportional to the duty cycle. During the time the current is switched off, the current which has been established in the coils of the motor is allowed to be dissipated. Accordingly, when the switching transistors of the active coils are turned off during PWM mode chopping, a non-rectifying ground return path is provided for flyback energy in the active driving coil. This non-rectifying ground return path is provided by switching transistors in parallel with flyback diodes, operated in a form of synchronous rectification. This gives an alternate current path for the coil current to reduce the voltage drop across the diodes, and thereby reduce the power dissipation and heat in the chip.
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公开(公告)号:DE69521877D1
公开(公告)日:2001-08-30
申请号:DE69521877
申请日:1995-12-22
Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS INC
Inventor: CAMERON SCOTT W
Abstract: An innovative differential amplifier circuit, which can control the midpoint potential of a load which does not itself have any midpoint connection. This is achieved by using a proxy load element (RP1,RP2) in parallel with the primary load. The proxy load is of much higher impedance value than the primary load, and does have a center tap. The potential of the center tap of the mirrored load is used for a feedback connection to a control loop (A2) which regulates the output to both the primary load and the proxy load.
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公开(公告)号:DE69531931T2
公开(公告)日:2004-07-29
申请号:DE69531931
申请日:1995-12-22
Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS INC
Inventor: CAMERON SCOTT W , ALEGRE DE LA SOUJEOLE AXEL
Abstract: An innovative disk drive system which provides a regulated bias current to a magnetoresistive read head, and controls the voltage of the magnetoresistive read head terminals so that the CENTER of the resistor is at ground. This halves the peak magnitude of the head-to-disk voltage.
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公开(公告)号:DE69529968T2
公开(公告)日:2004-02-12
申请号:DE69529968
申请日:1995-12-22
Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS INC
Inventor: CAMERON SCOTT W , ALEGRE DE LA SOUJEOLE AXEL
Abstract: The present application discloses an innovative improved circuit, in which the long transient at write-to-read transitions is avoided by using a shorting switch (M1) to short the inputs of the first amplifier stage (A1) together when the read amplifier is activated. This speeds up write-to-read transition. Moreover, since read mode can now be entered more quickly after a power-down condition, this circuit also permits the use of other power-saving tricks to idle the read amplifier momentarily.
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公开(公告)号:DE69231141T2
公开(公告)日:2001-02-15
申请号:DE69231141
申请日:1992-07-01
Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS INC
Inventor: CAMERON SCOTT W
IPC: H02M7/5387 , H02P6/08 , H02P27/06 , H02P27/08 , H02P7/62
Abstract: Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) techniques, often used to reduce the power dissipation in polyphase motors, chop the current in the coils of the motor at their peak current levels, to achieve maximum torque, to allow rapid accelerations, and to reduce the power dissipated in the chip to a level proportional to the duty cycle. During the time the current is switched off, the current which has been established in the coils of the motor is allowed to be dissipated. Accordingly, when the switching transistors of the active coils are turned off during PWM mode chopping, a non-rectifying ground return path is provided for flyback energy in the active driving coil. This non-rectifying ground return path is provided by switching transistors in parallel with flyback diodes, operated in a form of synchronous rectification. This gives an alternate current path for the coil current to reduce the voltage drop across the diodes, and thereby reduce the power dissipation and heat in the chip.
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公开(公告)号:DE69326963T2
公开(公告)日:2000-02-17
申请号:DE69326963
申请日:1993-12-16
Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS INC
Inventor: CAROBOLANTE FRANCESCO , CAMERON SCOTT W
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公开(公告)号:DE69531931D1
公开(公告)日:2003-11-20
申请号:DE69531931
申请日:1995-12-22
Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS INC
Inventor: CAMERON SCOTT W , ALEGRE DE LA SOUJEOLE AXEL
Abstract: An innovative disk drive system which provides a regulated bias current to a magnetoresistive read head, and controls the voltage of the magnetoresistive read head terminals so that the CENTER of the resistor is at ground. This halves the peak magnitude of the head-to-disk voltage.
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公开(公告)号:DE69529968D1
公开(公告)日:2003-04-24
申请号:DE69529968
申请日:1995-12-22
Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS INC
Inventor: CAMERON SCOTT W , ALEGRE DE LA SOUJEOLE AXEL
Abstract: The present application discloses an innovative improved circuit, in which the long transient at write-to-read transitions is avoided by using a shorting switch (M1) to short the inputs of the first amplifier stage (A1) together when the read amplifier is activated. This speeds up write-to-read transition. Moreover, since read mode can now be entered more quickly after a power-down condition, this circuit also permits the use of other power-saving tricks to idle the read amplifier momentarily.
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公开(公告)号:DE69521877T2
公开(公告)日:2002-04-11
申请号:DE69521877
申请日:1995-12-22
Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS INC
Inventor: CAMERON SCOTT W
Abstract: An innovative differential amplifier circuit, which can control the midpoint potential of a load which does not itself have any midpoint connection. This is achieved by using a proxy load element (RP1,RP2) in parallel with the primary load. The proxy load is of much higher impedance value than the primary load, and does have a center tap. The potential of the center tap of the mirrored load is used for a feedback connection to a control loop (A2) which regulates the output to both the primary load and the proxy load.
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公开(公告)号:DE69326963D1
公开(公告)日:1999-12-09
申请号:DE69326963
申请日:1993-12-16
Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS INC
Inventor: CAROBOLANTE FRANCESCO , CAMERON SCOTT W
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