Dual mode write driver providing both voltage and current...

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval – General recording or reproducing – Specifics of the amplifier

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ABSTRACT:
A dual mode write driver, such as in a tape or disk drive system, provides both a voltage mode of operation and a current mode of operation by combining the required topology in a write driver circuit. A logic control signal applied to an input to the dual mode write driver causes the circuit to configure for either mode. The write driver has a first PFET (P3) coupled to a first NFET (N1) at a first node connected through a resistor (R1) to a first side of a write head (L1) of the write driver, and a second PFET (P4) coupled to a second NFET (N2) at a second node connected through a resistor (R2) to a second side of the write head. A first voltage mode NFET device is turned on during the voltage mode to connect the sources of the first and second NFET devices to ground.

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