• DocumentCode
    2198847
  • Title

    Discharge current from coated wire to GMR head

  • Author

    Soda, Yutaka

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Adv. Tape Storage Dev., Sony Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    2-6 Oct. 2005
  • Firstpage
    1108
  • Abstract
    A GMR head for magnetic recording is an extremely sensitive device and is easily affected by electrostatic discharge (ESD). It was found that a coated wire can generate electrostatic voltage which a high peak current can discharge to the ground. When connecting a coated wire to a GMR head, the electrostatic charge on the wire transfers to the GMR head with sufficient peak current to cause ESD damage.
  • Keywords
    coatings; electrostatic discharge; giant magnetoresistance; magnetic heads; magnetic recording; wires (electric); ESD; GMR head; coated wire; discharge current; electrostatic discharge; magnetic recording; wire transfers; Charge measurement; Charge transfer; Coatings; Current measurement; Electrostatic discharge; Electrostatic measurements; Magnetic heads; Surface discharges; Voltage; Wire;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Industry Applications Conference, 2005. Fourtieth IAS Annual Meeting. Conference Record of the 2005
  • ISSN
    0197-2618
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9208-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IAS.2005.1518495
  • Filename
    1518495