DISK DRIVE EQUIPPED WITH IMPACT DETECTING MECHANISM BASED ON THERMAL RESISTANCE SIGNAL FROM MAGNETO-RESISTANCE HEAD

    公开(公告)号:JPH10134492A

    公开(公告)日:1998-05-22

    申请号:JP14499397

    申请日:1997-06-03

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the magnetic recording disk drive equipped with a magneto-resistance(MR) read head for detecting external impact by utilizing a thermal resistance effect in an MR head signal and suppressing write-in operation. SOLUTION: The magnetic recording disk drive equipped with the MR read head 60 is equipped with an impact detecting circuit 55 for responding to a thermal resistance signal contained in the signal from the head. The MR head 60 is heated by a bias current, and is supported on a head carrier close to the surface of the disk 10. A space between the carrier 13 and the disk is changed by external impact upon the disk drive, and hence the heated head is cooled by, the disk, so that a head temp. is varied. Such a variation in the temp. is reflected as the thermal resistance signal including modulation of a base line voltage level to the signal from the head. Positive and negative deviation of this thermal resistance signal is compared with a prescribed threshold voltage level by the impact detecting circuit 55.

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    公开(公告)号:DE69722857D1

    公开(公告)日:2003-07-24

    申请号:DE69722857

    申请日:1997-04-02

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A magnetic recording disk drive with a magnetoresistive (MR) read sensor or head has a shock and vibration detection circuitry responsive to a thermoresistive signal contained in the signal from the head. The MR head is heated by an electrical bias current and is supported on the head carrier near the surface of the disk. External shock or vibration to the disk drive alters the spacing between the carrier and the disk, which causes fluctuations in the head temperature due to cooling of the heated head by the disk. These temperature fluctuations are reflected in the signal from the head as a thermoresistive signal comprising modulation of a baseline voltage level. The shock detection circuitry compares positive and negative excursions of this thermoresistive signal with a predetermined threshold voltage level. When the threshold is exceeded, indicating an external shock or vibration in excess of an allowable limit, writing of data is inhibited.

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    公开(公告)号:DE69003333T2

    公开(公告)日:1994-04-21

    申请号:DE69003333

    申请日:1990-07-07

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A contact member for thermocompression bonding in integrated circuit packaging has on a conductor end a uniform texture deformable layer with a hardness value in the range of that of soft gold which is approximately 90 on the Knoop scale and with a rough surface morphology having ridges with approximately 1 micrometer modulation frequency and a depth between ridges of from 1/4 to 1/2 that of the average integrated circuit pad. The deformable layer is produced by plating gold in a strong electronegative plating bath within a range of 0.03 to 0.05 mA/sq.cm. current density. Plating apparatus, for plating different areas, with different electronegative conditions, with separate independently powered anodes, is provided.

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    公开(公告)号:DE69003333D1

    公开(公告)日:1993-10-21

    申请号:DE69003333

    申请日:1990-07-07

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A contact member for thermocompression bonding in integrated circuit packaging has on a conductor end a uniform texture deformable layer with a hardness value in the range of that of soft gold which is approximately 90 on the Knoop scale and with a rough surface morphology having ridges with approximately 1 micrometer modulation frequency and a depth between ridges of from 1/4 to 1/2 that of the average integrated circuit pad. The deformable layer is produced by plating gold in a strong electronegative plating bath within a range of 0.03 to 0.05 mA/sq.cm. current density. Plating apparatus, for plating different areas, with different electronegative conditions, with separate independently powered anodes, is provided.

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    公开(公告)号:DE69011233T2

    公开(公告)日:1995-03-09

    申请号:DE69011233

    申请日:1990-05-22

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A TAB package comprises an elongated tape (10) which has a plurality of sets of beam leads emplaced thereon and a plurality of electronic devices (28) connected to the beam leads. At least a first beam (32) lead of each set is connected to a common potential terminal (16) on each device, and at least a second beam lead (30) of each set is connected to a power terminal (18). A common potential bus is oriented along the elongated dimension of the tape and connects to the first beam leads, while a power bus is also oriented along the elongated dimension of the tape and is connected to the second beam leads. The application of power to the power bus and the simultaneous grounding of the common potential bus enables all electronic devices on the tape to be simultaneously energized and to be then subjected to an elevated temperature environment for static burn-in testing. To improve current conduction in the power and common potential buses, a tape comprising a non-conductive carrier (42) and a pair of interposer/conductor tapes (41) may be emplaced over the length of the tape bearing the chips. An additional spacer tape (50) is then emplaced over the interposer tape and forces the interposer conductors into contact with the power and common potential buses.

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