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2007-08-14

2010-12-07

Olson, Jason C (Department: 2627)

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

General recording or reproducing

Specifics of biasing or erasing

C360S068000, C360S031000

Reexamination Certificate

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07848043

ABSTRACT:
Circuits, systems, and methods for generating bias for a magneto-resistive (MR) sensor in a magnetic storage device. The circuits generally include an amplifier having an input coupled to a magneto-resistive (MR) sensor, a feedback resistive element having an output coupled to the MR sensor, and a feedback control circuit having a first input coupled to an output of the amplifier, an output coupled to an input of the feedback resistive element, and a second input coupled the output of the feedback resistive element, wherein the feedback control circuit is configured to provide a bias current to the MR sensor through the feedback resistive element. The methods generally include amplifying a signal from the MR sensor to produce an amplified signal, producing a feedback signal from the amplified signal, the feedback signal having a predetermined bias characteristic, and applying the feedback signal to the MR sensor. The systems generally include those that embody one or more of the inventive concepts disclosed herein. The present invention advantageously provides for low noise output from the preamplifier by locating all or most of the potentially noisy bias generating circuitry at the post-amplification side of the feedback loop.

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