Title :
ESD damage thresholds: history and prognosis [magnetic heads]
Author_Institution :
Maxtor Corp., Longmont, CO, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Overstress/Electrostatic Discharge Symposium Proceedings 2000
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-58537-018-5
DOI :
10.1109/EOSESD.2000.890091
