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AssigneeTexas Instruments Incorporated
InventorsPeter Maimone, Al Morton, Chii-Fa Chiou
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A method and apparatus for collocating an interface circuit with a disk drive read/write head is described. In one embodiment the interface circuit is attached to the load arm on one side and the miniflex interconnect on the other. The read/write head is mounted on the miniflex directly below the interface circuit. The interface circuit comprises a read signal preamplifier, a write driver, and head selection circuitry. A common multiplexer circuit is used to perform the other conventional read/write circuit functions. The common multiplexer circuit includes a head selection block to determine which heads are activated, a head driver block, and a read receiver block. The common multiplexer circuit is mounted at the base of the miniflex.
A disk drive head-arm assembly comprising:
A disk drive head-arm assembly comprising:
a method of forming a head-arm assembly comprising an interface circuit, and interconnect, a load arm, and a head, said method comprising the steps of:
A method of forming a head-arm assembly comprising an interface circuit, an interconnect, a load arm, and a head, said method comprising the steps of:
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