DocumentCode
2708349
Title
ESD damage thresholds: history and prognosis [magnetic heads]
Author
Perry, Bert
Author_Institution
Maxtor Corp., Longmont, CO, USA
fYear
2000
fDate
26-28 Sept. 2000
Firstpage
318
Lastpage
321
Abstract
ESD damage thresholds have been declining almost monotonically ever since we started to use MR heads. This work explains that this trend is the result of heat flow, and demonstrates by theory and experiment that the damage threshold for human body model (HBM) transients is roughly proportional to read width.
Keywords
electronic equipment testing; electrostatic discharge; giant magnetoresistance; heat transfer; magnetic anisotropy; magnetic heads; magnetoresistive devices; reliability; AMR heads; ESD damage thresholds; GMR heads; HBM transients; MR heads; damage threshold; heat flow; human body model transients; magnetic heads; read width; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Biological system modeling; Electrostatic discharge; Equations; Giant magnetoresistance; Heat sinks; History; Humans; Magnetic heads; Temperature sensors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electrical Overstress/Electrostatic Discharge Symposium Proceedings 2000
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-58537-018-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EOSESD.2000.890091
Filename
890091
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