HK139294A - Protective circuit for magnetoresistive element - Google Patents

Protective circuit for magnetoresistive element

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Publication number
HK139294A
HK139294A HK139294A HK139294A HK139294A HK 139294 A HK139294 A HK 139294A HK 139294 A HK139294 A HK 139294A HK 139294 A HK139294 A HK 139294A HK 139294 A HK139294 A HK 139294A
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Hong Kong
Prior art keywords
magnetoresistive element
protective circuit
protective
magnetoresistive
circuit
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HK139294A
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English (en)
Inventor
Stephen Alan Jove
Klaas Berend Klaassen
Calvin Shizuo Nomura
Peppen Jacobus Leonardus Van
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03F—AMPLIFIERS
    • H03F3/00—Amplifiers with only discharge tubes or only semiconductor devices as amplifying elements
    • H03F3/72—Gated amplifiers, i.e. amplifiers which are rendered operative or inoperative by means of a control signal
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B19/00—Driving, starting, stopping record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function ; Driving both disc and head
    • G11B19/02—Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing
    • G11B19/04—Arrangements for preventing, inhibiting, or warning against double recording on the same blank or against other recording or reproducing malfunctions
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/02—Recording, reproducing, or erasing methods; Read, write or erase circuits therefor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/40—Protective measures on heads, e.g. against excessive temperature 
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B2005/0002—Special dispositions or recording techniques
    • G11B2005/0005—Arrangements, methods or circuits
    • G11B2005/001—Controlling recording characteristics of record carriers or transducing characteristics of transducers by means not being part of their structure
    • G11B2005/0013—Controlling recording characteristics of record carriers or transducing characteristics of transducers by means not being part of their structure of transducers, e.g. linearisation, equalisation
    • G11B2005/0016—Controlling recording characteristics of record carriers or transducing characteristics of transducers by means not being part of their structure of transducers, e.g. linearisation, equalisation of magnetoresistive transducers
    • G11B2005/0018—Controlling recording characteristics of record carriers or transducing characteristics of transducers by means not being part of their structure of transducers, e.g. linearisation, equalisation of magnetoresistive transducers by current biasing control or regulation

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Recording Or Reproducing By Magnetic Means (AREA)
  • Magnetic Heads (AREA)
HK139294A 1988-09-28 1994-12-08 Protective circuit for magnetoresistive element HK139294A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/250,784 US4879610A (en) 1988-09-28 1988-09-28 Protective circuit for a magnetoresistive element
SG150794A SG150794G (en) 1988-09-28 1994-10-17 Protective circuit for magnetoresistive element

Publications (1)

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HK139294A true HK139294A (en) 1994-12-16

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Country Status (6)

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US (1) US4879610A (de)
EP (1) EP0361781B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH0772921B2 (de)
DE (1) DE68914075T2 (de)
HK (1) HK139294A (de)
SG (1) SG150794G (de)

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Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP0361781A3 (de) 1992-01-15
JPH0772921B2 (ja) 1995-08-02
DE68914075D1 (de) 1994-04-28
JPH0294103A (ja) 1990-04-04
SG150794G (en) 1995-03-17
DE68914075T2 (de) 1994-10-20
EP0361781A2 (de) 1990-04-04
US4879610A (en) 1989-11-07
EP0361781B1 (de) 1994-03-23

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Owner name: HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.

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