DocumentCode
505531
Title
A study of ESD protection means of cabled GMR sensors
Author
Lam, Michelle ; Iben, Icko Eric Timothy ; Golcher, Peter ; McKinley, Wayne ; Gale, Ernie
Author_Institution
IBM Tape Head Characterization, San Jose, CA, USA
fYear
2009
fDate
Aug. 30 2009-Sept. 4 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
10
Abstract
Giant Magnetoresistive (GMR) sensors are used to detect magnetic transitions written onto magnetic media. They can be damaged by ESD transients generated during the highly manual assembly process. In this paper we discuss various protection means such as dissipative cables, diode protection and dissipative shunting between sensors and to ground.
Keywords
diodes; electrostatic discharge; magnetic transitions; magnetoresistive devices; sensors; transients; ESD protection; ESD transients; cabled GMR sensors; diode protection; dissipative cables; dissipative shunting; giant magnetoresistive sensors; magnetic media; magnetic transition detection; Assembly; Cables; Diodes; Electrostatic discharge; Giant magnetoresistance; Magnetic heads; Magnetic sensors; Protection; Testing; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
EOS/ESD Symposium, 2009 31st
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-58537-176-1
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-58537-176-1
Type
conf
Filename
5340118
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