Title :
Tri-pad airbearing technology
Author :
Leung, Chak M. ; Gitis, Norm V.
Author_Institution :
Read-Rite Corp., Milpitas, CA, USA
fDate :
9/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The increase in magnetic density of computer disk drives is associated with a dramatic reduction in head-disk separation. A tri-pad airbearing technology for near-contact recording applications is introduced. Its discussion covers the airbearing design, mode of operation to achieve near-contact, and experimental results of characterization of the tri-pad air-bearing. It is shown that the tri-pad technology can be reliable used for numerous disk drives
Keywords :
magnetic disc storage; computer disk drive; head-disk separation; magnetic density; near-contact recording; tri-pad airbearing technology; Acoustic testing; Disk drives; Disk recording; Friction; Magnetic heads; Magnetic separation; Rails; Rough surfaces; Transducers; Tribology;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
