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Publication
EOS/ESD 2010
Conference paper
The effect of ESD on the performance of magnetic storage drives
Abstract
Giant Magnetoresistive sensors used in the storage industry to read data written on magnetic media are highly susceptible to ESD damage. While some ESD events completely destroy a sensor, others can leave the sensor in a partially damaged state (soft ESD). We study the effect of soft ESD damage on drive performance.