METHOD OF OPERATING HARD DISK DRIVES, CORRESPONDING CONTROL CIRCUIT, HARD DISK DRIVE AND PROCESSING DEVICE

METHOD OF OPERATING HARD DISK DRIVE, CORRESPONDING CONTROL CIRCUIT, HARD DISK DRIVE AND PROCESSING DEVICE

RAMP SUPPORT FOR A MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICE

Head Gimbal Assembly Height Determination with Charge-to-Voltage Converter

HARD DISK DRIVES WITH PIEZOELECTRIC ULTRASONIC MOTOR

RAMP SUPPORT FOR A MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICE

SINGLE ARM STEPPER ELEVATION SYSTEM

Method of operating hard disk drives, corresponding control circuit, hard disk drive and processing device

Load/unload ramp for high-capacity hard disk drive

Transitional Load Beam Rail For Hard Disk Drive Suspensions

Disk device with ramps

Zero skew elevator system

Disk device and method of manufacturing disk device

ZERO SKEW ELEVATOR SYSTEM

Disk device

Moveable ramp for data storage device

Retractable ramp for data storage devices

Load/unload ramps with channels

Disc device with head placement responsive to shock detection

Suspension assembly with limiter and disk drive

Managing unexpected shutdown in a disk drive with multiple actuators and controllers

Vertically translating load/unload ramp mechanism for cold storage data storage device

Vertically translating load/unload ramp mechanism for cold storage data storage device

Information processing apparatus, control method thereof and storage medium

Methods of measuring friction between a slider and ramp, and related systems

Control device, magnetic disk control system, and control method for controlling disk storage device

Data storage device optimizing spindle motor power when transitioning into a power failure mode

Semiconductor integrated circuit and operating method for the same

Magnetic head including two contact sensors

Methods and devices for head-media contact detection

Write current and fly height adjustment for compensating media coercivity variation

Air bearing surface having temperature/humidity compensation feature

Magnetic head providing write protrusion suppression and methods of formation thereof

Disk drive calibrating dynamic fly height write profile for fly height actuator

Back electromotive force monitoring circuit, motor drive device, magnetic disk storage device, and electronic appliance

Tape head with thermal tape-head distance sensor

High sample rate dPES to improve contact detection signal to noise ratio

Head to media proximity detection

Return control circuitry for VCM

Error recovery based on applying current/voltage to a heating element of a magnetic head

Media topography driven flying height modulation sensing using embedded contact sensor

Thermoelectric voltage-based differential contact sensor

Motor drive device, magnetic disk storage device, and electronic apparatus

Circuitry for controlling a voice coil motor

Fly height extraction system

Error recovery based on applying current/voltage to a heating element of a magnetic head

MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF HEAD

STOPPER FOR MAGNETIC HEAD

Information processing apparatus, protection method and medium storing protection program

RAMP-UNLOADING SEEK CONTROL DEVICE FOR MAGNETIC DISK DRIVE

Management apparatus of a rotating motor and an annexed load during power loss

Command suspension in response, at least in part, to detected acceleration and/or orientation change

Pulse power during a shut down in a hard disk drive

MAGNETIC DISK APPARATUS AND SLIDER CONTROL METHOD

Hard disk drive, method for estimating back electromotive force, and method for controlling velocity of head

Sensing device with arm actuating in seesaw approach

Information processing apparatus and head evacuation processing method therefor

HARD DISK CONTROL MODULE, APPARATUSES HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING UNLOAD STANDBY TIME THEREOF

ELECTRONIC DEVICE

Optical recording/reproducing device and method of controlling the same

METHOD OF UNLOADING TRANSDUCER IN DATA STORAGE DEVICE AND DISK DRIVE AND STORAGE MEDIUM USING THE METHOD

Real time monitoring inconsistent operations in a hard disk drive

Control system and method for loading actuator arm of rotating storage device

Electronic apparatus and electronic apparatus control method

Motor driving circuit

COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE DEVICE PROTOCOL

Contact type thin film magnetic head with heater for distance control

Disk drive configured to calculate head rebound distance

Reaction control charge pump, capacitor, and transistor to power lead

HDD with VCM back EMF and voltage control circuitry

Data loss prevention during a fall of a storage device

Data loss prevention during a fall of a storage device

Head radial positioning over contact-start-stop zone during spin-up/spin-down of disk

PORTABLE APPARATUS HAVING ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

Silent retract of heads in a hard disk drive

Breakage Prevention Structure of Ramp

Closed loop calibration of back EMF measurement

Fall detection device, magnetic disk drive, and portable electronic apparatus

Management of disk drive during power loss

Disc device

Quiet retraction system

Method of determining the gain of a BEMF amplifier and relative control circuit of an induction electric motor

Head actuator velocity control for electrical power off in a disk drive

Method for unloading head without calibration in hard disk drives

Fall detection device, magnetic disk device, and portable electronic apparatus

Disk-Drive Read/Write Head Retraction Velocity Control

System including a hard disk drive and stray magnetic field sensor and associated method

Command suspension in response, at least in part, to detected acceleration and/or orientation change

System and method of current shaping control for retract

Low Power Disk-Drive Motor Driver

Foldable portable electronic device and system and method for protecting hard disk

Method and device for identifying the free fall

Adaptive synchronous rectification of brushless DC motor back-EMF

Disk drive in which the dynamic flying height of head is adjusted

Method and apparatus for reducing slider contact probability in a load-unload (LUL) hard disk drive

Disk drive device and control method of unloading corresponding to fall detection in disk drive device

Hard disk drive adapted to detect free-fall and perform emergency parking of read/write head prior to impact

Tool for loading a head onto a disk of a hard disk drive

Servo writer with retract capacitor for generating a VCM driving current during a power failure

Glass substrate for magnetic disk apparatus

Disk device employing a CSS system head supporting unit

Hard disk drive protection system and method

Hard disk drive with power saving feature

Disk drive device and method for removing adhesion on a head

Magnetic disk drive with head retraction control

Fall detection apparatus

Impact protection for a retractable control object

Method and apparatus for dynamically adjusting the ramp speed for loading and/or unloading sliders in a hard disk drive

MAGNETIC DISK APPARATUS

DISK DRIVE INSTALLED IN PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD OF UNLOADING A HEAD WHEN THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE FALLS

Outer actuator arm constrained layer dampers

Enhancement of the efficiency of energy recovery during spindle motor step-up phases for parking the R/W head of a disk storage device upon external supply failure

Ramp in Hard Disc

Controller, storage apparatus and control method

Detecting head-disk contact during off-track operations

STORAGE DEVICE

Optical Storage System Method for Improving Reliability Thereof

Magnetic disk protection mechanism, computer system comprising protection mechanism, protection method for magnetic disk, and program for protection method

Head holding member, disk device with the head holding member, and head holding method in the disk, device

Method of reducing abrasion of disk by using dithering process and disk drive using the same

Disk drive device and ramp used therefor

Control system and method for loading actuator arm of rotating storage device

EMERGENCY UNLOAD VERIFICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE APPARATUS

Method and apparatus for detecting free fall

Disk drive and method of retracting head thereof

Information processing apparatus

System including a hard disk drive and stray magnetic field sensor and associated method

Hard disk drive protection system and method

Magnetic head, method of manufacturing magnetic head, and magnetic disc device

Method and apparatus for pitch angle actuation of slider based upon pressure and humidity conditions in a contact start-stop CSS

ACTUATOR LOCKING SYSTEM OF HARD DISK DRIVE AND METHOD OF LOCKING ACTUATOR USING THE SAME

Recording method, unload method, and magnetic disk

Halt state for protection of hard disk drives in a mobile computing environment

Method and apparatus for Contact Start-Stop hard disk drive actuator control during power cycles for improved reliability

HDD write control method and apparatus

Apparatus and method for bending a slider to create rounded corners on its trailing edge in a hard disk drive

Storage device with a power-off protective reflex function

Storage device, head returning method, and head returning apparatus

Control apparatus, storage device, and head retraction controlling method

Control apparatus, storage device, and head retracting method

Ramp-position detecting device, ramp-position detecting method, and storage device

Storage device, continuous-vibration detecting method, and control apparatus

Disk drive system employing effective disk surface stabilization mechanism

Low-power pulse-width-modulated retract of disk drive actuator

Programmable constant voltage retract of disk drive actuator

Control apparatus, storage device, and head retracting method

Current pulsing for unloading

Charge remover for magnetic disk

Magnetic disk drive and a loading/unloading method

Ramp made of polyoxymethylene resin

Magnetic head, method of manufacturing the magnetic head, and magnetic disk device

Hard disk drive protection system and method

HARD DISK DRIVE PROTECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND DEVICE HAVING THE SAME

Disk drive and calibration method for the same

Disk-synchronized loading/unloading of magnetic head

Fall detection device

Free fall detector device and free fall detection method

Load/unload ramp for an actuator assembly in a data storage device

Disk drive with adaptive actuator braking upon unexpected power loss

Information processing apparatus having built-in hard disk drive and head retraction processing method of built-in hard disk drive

Apparatus, system, and method for selectivity protecting a motion sensitive component in a computerized device

Electronic Drop Protection System of External Hard-Disk Box

Hard disk drive with external sensor interface, system for use thereof and method

Portable electronic apparatus containing hard disk drive and power saving control method for use in the apparatus

Method for loading single head in a hard disk drive

Method and apparatus for driving VCM unloading HDD head

Storage device, control method thereof and program

Portable communication terminal

Electronic apparatus and electronic apparatus control method

Contact type thin film magnetic head with heaters for distance control

Hard disk drive adapted to detect free-fall and perform emergency parking of read/write head prior to impact

Retracting method of hard disk drive, hard disk drive adopting the method, and recording medium storing program for executing the method

Power protection for VCM control loop in hard disk drive servo IC

Magnetic disk drive with head retraction control

Load/unload systems and methods for maximizing disk writeable area

Data storage device with load/unload tab inclined towards a disk

Servowriter ramp detection

Disk driving apparatus with engagement member to deter head from falling to disk

Information processor and image generator for stopping rotation of a magnetic disk in response to an abnormal state

Information processing apparatus, imaging apparatus, information processing method, and computer program

Storage device

Optical disc device

Disk drive system employing effective disk surface stabilization mechanism

Hard disk drive, method for parking magnetic head of hard disk drive, and computer readable recording medium recording the method

Operating device, position-switching device, and magneto-optical recording/reproducing apparatus

Information recording apparatus, information recording method and computer program

Spring member for acceleration sensor, acceleration sensor and magnetic disk drive apparatus

METHOD FOR DETERMINING A DRIVING FORCE TO DRIVE AN OPTICAL PICKUP HEAD

Disk drive device, electronic apparatus and disk control method

PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE CAPABLE OF PERFORMING A FUNCTION ACCORDING TO A SENSING RESULT OF PRESSURE

Method of controlling an actuator, and disk apparatus using the same method

Load/unload mechanism for magnetic disk drive

Accelerometer-based differential free fall detection system, apparatus, and method and disk drive protection mechanism employing same

Method and apparatus for controlling disc drive using counter-electromotive force

Ramp unload in disc drives

Electronic apparatus and data processing method

Recording disk cartridge and disk drive

Shock-resistant magnetic storage medium for a portable electronic device

Magnetic disk drive and magnetic disk drive control

System for parking a drive in a video recorder

Velocity control system for an actuator assembly

Method for retracting head upon interruption of power, and disk drive employing the method

Load/unload system and method for maximizing disk writeable area

Magnetic disk protection mechanism, computer system comprising protection mechanism, protection method for magnetic disk, and program for protection method

Method for eliminating the need for a dedicated landing zone at the outer diameter of a storage system's platter

Data reliability improvement at low temperature

Storage device and its control method and manufacturing method

Shock resistant, high reliability rotating magnetic storage device and method

Falling sensor and the information processing device making use of it

Load/unload system and method for maximizing disk writeable area

Velocity controlled disk drive head retraction with reduced audible noise

Velocity controlled disk drive head retraction after power loss

Disk drive capable of restricting unexpected movement of a head suspension using a latch member to restrict movement of the suspension and elasticity of the suspension to enable a head load tab to move down a ramp inclined surface

Apparatus, medium, and method for protecting a storage medium in a portable device

Method of protecting hard disk drive from shocks and hard disk drive therefor

Low cost emergency disk drive head retract architecture

Magnetic disk apparatus and position control method for magnetic head slider thereof

Method of controlling idle mode of hard disc drive and apparatus therefor

Diskarray system for suppressing disk fault

Disk drive having control circuit board mounted outside casing and head actuator coupled capacitor mounted inside casing on printed circuit board

Disk drive for quickly retracting head to retract area, and emergency head-unload control circuit for use in the disk drive

Method and apparatus for detecting free fall

Recording disk drive

Separator plate with head load/unload

Magnetic disk apparatus and information processing apparatus

Recording disk drive and ramp member therefor

Method for controlling movement of head in data storage device and disk drive employing the method

System for controlling the speed of a voice coil motor (VCM) in order to provide a low noise ramp loading of a hard disk head

Fly height extraction system

Method for loading single head in a hard disk drive

Method, apparatus and program storage device for magnetic disk drive protection

Method and apparatus for head control, and disk-drive apparatus

Apparatus and method for controlling head unload operation in disk drive

Using eddy-currents for releasing actuator suspension assembly of rotary disk storage device

Apparatus and method for unlatching a head within a data storage device

Apparatus and method for controlling head unload operation in disk drive

Configurable multi-mode architecture for power loss retraction of the read/write head of a hard disk drive

Fall detection method and system

Bi staple flying height detection by BEMF control profile and data integrity problem protection

Ramp made of polyoxymethylene resin

Shock protection cushioning apparatus for protecting a hard disk drive from a shock by utilizing a zero-gravity sensor

Data storage device and actuator control method

Using a mechanical stop for determining an operating parameter of a data handling device

Retract method to reduce head friction with the disk for a hard disk drive

Method and apparatus for dynamically establishing pitch static attitude in hard disk drive

Apparatus and method for controlling head loading in disk drive

Disk drive including an auxiliary pulse width modulation (PWM) control circuit and related methods

Method and apparatus for dynamically establishing roll static attitude in hard disk drive

Rotating disk storage device with a retracting actuator head suspension assembly

Magnetic disk apparatus and position control method for magnetic head slider thereof

Ramp loading unit including means for reducing powder collected on head support part, and disk drive including same

Ramp for hard disc

Dual speed control to reduce audible noise and protect head during unload in ramp load drives with pawl latch

Head velocity derating for data storage devices including disk media

Zero skew elevator system

Drive controller-override mechanism

Data storage device employing dynamic track trajectories

Data storage device detecting lasing threshold of laser by measuring protrusion effect

Data storage device detecting minimum stable fly height of a head over a disk

Correction value calculating method, manufacturing method of disk drive, and disk drive

Method of testing a head for contamination

Estimating narrow, laser-induced protrusion at a near-field transducer

Disk drive compensating for non-linearity of a head based on a fly height of the head

Capacitive clearance detection for a magnetic head

Shock protection for electro-mechanical devices of host devices employing inertial navigation systems