WO2006046380A1 - 磁気ヘッド駆動回路および磁気記録再生装置、再生ヘッド保護方法 - Google Patents
磁気ヘッド駆動回路および磁気記録再生装置、再生ヘッド保護方法 Download PDFInfo
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- the present invention relates to a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus that records and reproduces data on a magnetic recording medium, and more particularly to a protection technique for the reproducing head.
- a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus typified by a hard disk is often used as a recording medium used in an electronic device.
- an MR (Magneto Resistive) element is used as a head for reproducing magnetically recorded data. Since the resistance value of an MR element changes due to a change in magnetic flux, information recorded on a magnetic recording medium can be converted into a voltage and read by measuring the voltage at both ends while a predetermined bias current is passed. it can.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-176558
- the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus including the MR element has the following problems.
- FIG. 6 shows the configuration of the head periphery of a typical magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus.
- a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus 100 is provided with a reproducing head 10 and a recording head 12, and includes a magnetic head driving circuit 200 that supplies a bias to each head.
- the magnetic head driving circuit 200 includes a reproducing head driving circuit 14 and a recording head driving circuit 16, which are integrated together.
- the reproducing head 10 and the recording head 12 are provided close to a disk which is a magnetic recording medium.
- the magnetic head drive circuit 200 is often provided at a position distant from the head, and during that time, it is routed by four wires Rx, Ry, Wx, and Wy. Since these wires are routed close to each other by several centimeters, the parasitic capacitance between the wires cannot be ignored.
- the recording head drive circuit 16 switches a write current flowing through the recording head 12 at a high speed, and this write current is a parasitic capacitance between the above-described wirings. And crosstalk to wiring Rx and Ry on the playback head 10 side. As a result, the voltage across the read head 10 varies in accordance with the switching of the write current during the recording operation, which may affect the life and reliability of the read head 10.
- the present invention has been made in view of a strong problem, and an object thereof is to provide a technique for protecting the reproducing head without affecting the circuit operation in the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus. .
- One embodiment of the present invention relates to a magnetic head driving circuit.
- This magnetic head drive circuit includes first and second terminals to be connected to both ends of the reproduction head element, and a variable impedance element connected in parallel with the reproduction head element between the first and second terminals. And a control unit for controlling the impedance of the variable impedance element. The control unit reduces the impedance of the variable impedance element during the recording operation.
- the impedance of the variable impedance element provided in parallel with the reproducing head element is reduced during the recording operation,
- the effective resistance value between the second terminals can be lowered, and the read head element can be protected by lowering the voltage applied to the read head element. It can be done.
- the impedance during the recording operation of the variable impedance element may be set to be equal to or less than the impedance of the reproducing head element.
- variable impedance element may be a MOS transistor having a drain and a source connected to the first and second terminals, respectively, and a gate connected to the control unit.
- the control unit can turn on the transistor by making the gate-source voltage of the MOS transistor larger than the threshold voltage during the recording operation, and there is a resistance corresponding to the on-resistance of the transistor between the first and second terminals. Will be inserted. As a result, a part of the current flowing through the reproducing head element during the recording operation flows through the MOS transistor, so that the reproducing head element can be protected. In addition, since the resistance value of the MOS transistor when it is off is very high, the influence on the circuit during the reproduction operation can be reduced.
- variable impedance element has a drain and a source connected to the first and second terminals, a gate connected to the control unit, a P-type MOS transistor, and a source and a drain connected to the first and second terminals, respectively. And an N-type MOS transistor whose gate is connected to the control unit.
- Yet another embodiment of the present invention is a magnetic head drive circuit.
- the magnetic head drive circuit includes first and second terminals to be connected to both ends of the read head element, and a voltage clamp element connected in parallel with the read head element between the first and second terminals. Then, the voltage clamp element is operated so that the voltage applied to the read head element during the recording operation is equal to or lower than a predetermined voltage.
- Another aspect of the present invention is a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus.
- This apparatus includes the above-described magnetic head driving circuit.
- Yet another aspect of the present invention is a reproducing head protecting method for a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus that records and reproduces data on a magnetic recording medium.
- This reproducing head protection method reduces the impedance at both ends of the reproducing head element during the recording operation.
- the reproducing head can be protected without affecting the circuit operation in the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus.
- FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a variable impedance element.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing signal waveforms of wiring lines Rx, Ry, Wx, and Wy in the write mode when the variable impedance element is not operated.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing signal waveforms of respective wirings Rx, Ry, Wx, and Wy in a write mode when a variable impedance element is operated in the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing a modification of the configuration of the variable impedance element.
- FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a head peripheral portion of a general magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus.
- FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment.
- This magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus 100 is a node disk apparatus for writing information to or reading information from a magnetic disk (not shown), and includes a reproducing head 10, a recording head 12, and a magnetic head drive circuit 200.
- a coil is attached to the recording head 12, and it is arranged close to a magnetic disk that rotates at high speed.
- a signal current corresponding to information to be recorded is passed through the coil of the recording head 12, an induced magnetic field is generated, and the magnetic disk is magnetized by the magnetic flux leaking from the magnetic gap, and information is written.
- the reproducing head 10 includes an MR element whose resistance value changes according to the magnetic flux, and the resistance value changes due to the magnetic flux generated from the magnetic disk magnetized corresponding to the written information. It can be converted into an electrical signal and read out.
- the magnetic head driving circuit 200 is a circuit for driving and controlling the reproducing head 10 and the recording head 12, and includes a reproducing head driving circuit 14, a recording head driving circuit 16, a control unit 18, and a variable impedance element 20.
- the body is accumulated.
- the magnetic head drive circuit 200 is switched in a time division manner to a read mode during a reproducing operation and to a write mode during a recording operation.
- the recording head drive circuit 16 is connected to the recording head 12 by write wirings Wx and Wy.
- the recording head drive circuit 16 is active in the write mode, and controls the current that flows through the recording head 12 in accordance with information written to the magnetic disk.
- the first terminal 102 and the second terminal 104 corresponding to the input / output terminals of the reproducing head drive circuit 14 are connected to the reproducing head 10 by reading wirings Rx and Ry.
- the read head drive circuit 14 is active in the read mode and supplies a constant bias current Ibias to the read head 10.
- the reproducing head drive circuit 14 is connected to the voltage drop of the reproducing head 10, that is, the first terminal 102.
- the information written on the magnetic disk is taken out as an electrical signal by differentially amplifying the voltage between the second terminal 104 and the second terminal 104
- the read wirings Rx, Ry and the write wirings Wx, Wy are laid in parallel on the FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit) from the magnetic head driving circuit 200 to the reproducing head 10 and the recording head 12. Therefore, there is a parasitic capacitance (not shown) between the wirings.
- FPC Flexible Printed Circuit
- variable impedance element 20 is provided between the first terminal 102 and the second terminal 104, and its impedance changes according to the control signal Vent input from the control unit 18.
- the control unit 18 outputs a control signal Vent to the variable impedance element 20, sets the impedance of the variable impedance element 20 high in the read mode, and sets the impedance of the variable impedance element 20 low in the write mode.
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of the variable impedance element 20.
- variable impedance element 20 is composed of an N-type MOS transistor.
- the MOS transistor has a drain and a source connected to the first terminal 102 and the second terminal 104, respectively, and a control signal Vent output from the control unit 18 is input to the gate.
- the control unit 18 outputs a high level as the control signal Vent in the write mode and outputs a low level in the read mode.
- a high level is output as the control signal Vent and Vent-Vy> Vt
- the MOS transistor that is the variable impedance element 20 is turned on.
- Vt is the MOS transistor gate-source threshold and the value voltage.
- the gate length and gate width of the MOS transistor are set so that the on-resistance Ron between the drain and source is approximately equal to or less than the resistance value Rmr of the read head 10 connected between the first terminal 102 and the second terminal 104. Set.
- the variable impedance element 20 of FIG. 2 may be formed of a P-type MOS transistor.
- the source and the drain are connected to the first terminal 102 and the second terminal 104, respectively.
- the control unit 18 sets the control signal Vent to low level in the write mode. Outputs high level in the read mode. When the low level is output as the control signal Vent and Vx ⁇ Vcnt> Vt, the MOS transistor, which is the variable impedance element 20, is turned on.
- Fig. 3 shows the signal waveforms of each wiring Rx, Ry, Wx, and Wy in the write mode when the variable impedance element 20 is not operated.
- the horizontal axis represents time
- the vertical axis represents current and voltage.
- the scales on the vertical and horizontal axes are different from the actual scale because they are enlarged and reduced as needed for ease of viewing.
- the signal appearing on the write wirings Wx and Wy has a time waveform that changes according to the direction of the current as shown in FIG.
- a constant bias current lb is supplied from the read head drive circuit 14 to the read head 10 via the read wirings Rx and Ry.
- the resistance value Rmr of the reproducing head 10 is a constant value. Therefore, the voltage waveforms Vx and Vy of the read wirings Rx and Ry should all take a constant value.
- the voltage Vmr between the first terminal 102 and the second terminal 104 is caused by the DC component lb X Rmr due to the noisy current lb and the crosstalk between the wirings indicated by ⁇ This is given as the sum of the generated signal components.
- the voltage Vmr between the first terminal 102 and the second terminal is applied to the reproducing head 10. Assuming the breakdown voltage of the reproducing head 10 as shown by the broken line in FIG. 3, when a large signal is coupled due to crosstalk between wirings, a voltage exceeding the breakdown voltage of the MR element of the reproducing head 10 is generated. This may affect the reliability of the reproducing head 10.
- the voltage applied to the reproducing head 10 is suppressed using the variable impedance element 20 in order to protect the reproducing head 10. To do. The operation will be described below.
- the control unit 18 In the read mode, since the control unit 18 outputs a low level as the control signal Vent, the MOS transistor that is the variable impedance element 20 is turned off. Since the impedance between the drain and source of the MOS transistor at this time is several orders of magnitude larger than the impedance of the read head 10, the influence can be ignored during reading.
- the control unit 18 switches the control signal Vent to the noise level.
- the MOS transistor which is the variable impedance element 20 is turned on, and the impedance between the drain and source becomes the on-resistance Ron.
- FIG. 4 shows signal waveforms of the respective wirings Rx, Ry, Wx, and Wy in the write mode when the variable impedance element 20 is operated in the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment.
- the impedance between the first terminal 102 and the second terminal 104 is low, the amplitudes AVx and AVy of the signal components coupled from the write wirings Wx and Wy to the read wirings Rx and Ry are the same. It will be about. At this time, the amplitude of the signal component ⁇ generated by the crosstalk between the wires in the voltage Vmr applied to both ends of the reproducing head 10 is also reduced.
- the potential difference Vmr between the first terminal 102 and the second terminal 104 is lower than the withstand voltage Vth of the reproducing head 10 indicated by the broken line, so that the write wiring Wx, Wy to the read wiring Rx, Ry Therefore, even when a large signal is coupled due to crosstalk between wirings, it is possible to prevent a voltage exceeding the breakdown voltage of the MR element of the read head 10 from being generated and protect the read head 10. be able to.
- a variable impedance element is provided between the first terminal 102 and the second terminal 104 to which the reproducing head 10 is connected, and reproduction is performed.
- the current flowing through the reproducing head 10 can be reduced by lowering its impedance, the applied voltage can be limited, and the reproducing head 10 can be protected.
- the bias current lb is continuously supplied to the reproducing head 10 even in the write mode, it is not necessary to stop the operation of the constant current source in the reproducing head driving circuit 14. As a result, when switching from the write mode to the read mode, there is no time delay associated with the restart of the constant current source, so it is possible to shift to the read mode with speed and force.
- the switching time between the write mode and the read mode affects the data writing / reading speed on the magnetic disk.
- the MOS transistor is made to be a variable impedance element 20 as in the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment.
- the time required for switching the impedance is on the order of several hundred ns or less. Therefore, recording and reproduction can be switched in a short time compared to the conventional case, and the reproducing head 10 can be protected without causing a decrease in the speed of the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus 100.
- variable impedance element 20 is configured by a single MOS transistor, but may be configured as shown in FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing a modified example of the configuration of the variable impedance element 20.
- the variable impedance element 20 includes an N-type MOS transistor 20 ⁇ and a P-type MOS transistor 20p.
- the drain and source of the P-type MOS transistor 20p are connected to the first terminal 102 and the second terminal 104, respectively.
- the N-type MOS transistor 20 ⁇ has a source and a drain connected to the first terminal 102 and the second terminal 104, respectively.
- Control signals Vcnt and Vent ′ output from the control unit 18 are input to the gates of these MOS transistors 20 ⁇ and 20 ⁇ .
- the control unit 18 outputs a high level as the control signal Vent in the write mode, and outputs a low level in the read mode.
- As the control signal Vent it outputs a low level in write mode and a high level in read mode.
- both MOS transistors 20n and 20p are turned off in the write mode, and both MOS transistors 20n and 20p are turned on in the read mode.
- the impedance Zr between the first terminal 102 and the second terminal 104 in the write mode can be lowered and applied to the reproduction head 10.
- the applied voltage can be lowered.
- the impedance of the variable impedance element 20 is the reproduction head.
- the impedance value should be determined appropriately according to the withstand voltage Vth of the playback head 10 and the amplitude of the signal component due to crosstalk.
- the on-resistance Ron is determined by the transistor size, that is, the gate length and the gate width. Therefore, it is desirable to determine the on-resistance Ron in consideration of the area.
- variable impedance element 20 has been described as an example of the variable impedance element 20, but other generally used variable impedance elements may be used.
- variable impedance element 20 and the control unit 18 may be integrally integrated in the magnetic head driving circuit 200 as shown in FIG. 1, or may be separately configured outside thereof.
- the configuration may be selected according to the semiconductor manufacturing process, required characteristics, cost, and the like.
- the magnetic head drive circuit 200 and the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus 100 using the magnetic head drive circuit 200 according to the present embodiment can be captured as follows. That is, the variable impedance element 20 has a voltage applied between the first terminal 102 and the second terminal 104 to be connected to both ends of the reproducing head 10 so that the voltage applied to the reproducing head 10 during the write mode is not more than a predetermined voltage. It can be thought of as a clamp element that clamps the voltage. Therefore, the same effect can be obtained by providing a circuit element having another voltage clamping function in parallel with the reproducing head 10 in place of the variable impedance element or in parallel with the variable impedance element and operating in the write mode. be able to.
- the force described with respect to the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus 100 using a magnetic disk is not limited to this, and the reproducing head protection technology according to the present invention is not limited to this. It can also be applied to a type of flexible disk storage device, a helical scan type image recording device (VTR), or a card type magnetic card.
- VTR helical scan type image recording device
- the reproducing head can be maintained without affecting the circuit operation in the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus. Can protect.
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