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Convention Paper

Thin Film Tape Heads for PCM Recorders

Authors: Kanai, K.; Kaminaka, N.; Nouchi, N.; Nomura, N.; Hirota, E.

AES Convention 66 · Paper 1636 · May 1980

Abstract

New configurations of a thin-film head with 20 tracks per 1/4 inch are proposed. The write head has a groove structure formed into the magnetic substrate to obtain good flux efficiency in the magnetic thin-film effectively to reduce the signal write current. Measured and calculated characteristics are given for this thin-film write head. A high performance magneto-resistive (MR) read head with narrow track width is achieve. The MR elements are required proper preparations to succeed in a simple common biasing configuration. These thin-film heads can realize extremely reliable PCM audio recorders.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 66
AES Convention
66
Paper number
1636
Publication date
May 6, 1980
Affiliation
Matsushita Electric Industrial Coo, Ltd., Osaka, Japan (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper