Patent Publication Number: US-11031039-B1

Title: Circuits and methods for optimizing write current waveform for main pole relaxation in perpendicular magnetic recording

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     This disclosure generally relates to magnetic hard disc drive data storage systems. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to circuits and methods for pre-compensation of encoded data for writing data to the magnetic hard disc drive at high data rates. 
     BACKGROUND 
       FIG. 1  is a representation of a magnetic hard disk drive  10  of the prior art. Input data from an external device is applied to the magnetic hard disk drive  10  through the data input terminal  100 . Output data is transferred from the magnetic disk drive  10  through the data output terminal  185  and to an external device. 
     The input data applied to the data input terminal  100  is applied to the disk controller  20 . The disk controller  20  encodes the data input signal  100  with a digital line code such as a “non-return to zero inverted” (NRZI) modulated conversion code that is structured for writing the magnetic disk  50 . The formatted data input is transferred to the preamplifier  30  for conversion to the head current used to generate the magnetic field for writing the magnetic disk  50 . 
     Further, the controller  20  receives the data read from the magnetic disk  50  through the preamplifier  30 . The preamplifier  30  and the controller  20  conditions the signals read from the magnetic disk  50  to regenerate the NRZI modulated conversion code word. The controller  20  then decodes the NRZI modulated conversion codeword to generate the output data. The output data is transferred through the terminal  185  to the external device. Control data is applied to the controller  20  through the terminal  135  for communicating control information such as data request, I/O read/write, channel ready, address, data acknowledge, etc. 
     A head arm or head stack assembly  25  has the magnetic read/write head  55  mounted at a distal end of the arm-head assembly  25 . A voice coil  35  is mounted at an opposite end of the head arm or head stack assembly  25 . The voice coil  35  receives control signals from the controller  20  for causing the magnetic read/write head assembly  55  to move across the disk  50 . The magnetic read/write head  55  is then able to read from and record to the disk  50 . 
     The preamplifier  30  is mounted on the head arm assembly  25 . A trace  45  is connected from the preamplifier  30  to the magnetic read/write head  55  to transfer the data and control signals between the preamplifier  30  and the magnetic read/write head  55 . The trace  45  is also secured to the head arm assembly  25 . 
       FIG. 2  is a block diagram of a controller  20  and preamplifier  30  of the prior art. The input data  100  is transferred to a controller circuit  105  and is applied to an Error Correction Code (ECC) circuit  110  that generates an ECC code from the input data and is appended to the input data. The input data with the appended ECC Code is then an input to an NRZI write encoder  115  that the input data  100  with the appended ECC code to an NRZI format acceptable to the hard disk media for writing the data to the hard disk. The NRZI modulated conversion code word is then transferred to a preamplifier  120  and thus to a pre-compensation circuit  125 . The pre-compensation circuit  125  conditions the encoded data to accommodate the transmission line characteristics of the trace  45  of  FIG. 1  and the requirements of the magnetic disk  60  for correctly writing the data efficiently to the magnetic disk  60 . 
     The pre-compensated data is applied to the write current driver  125  and the overshoot amplitude driver  130 . The structure of the pre-compensated waveform includes the write current (I W ), overshoot amplitude (OSA), and overshoot duration (OSD). The preamplifier  120  pre-compensates data current waveform fine-tuning I W /OSA/OSD (IAD) settings to achieve the best bits per inch (BPI), tracks per inch (TPI) and areal density capability (ADC) and thus optimizing the IAD settings. In general, the write current driver  125  and the overshoot amplitude driver  130  of the preamplifier  120  set the same write current (I W ), overshoot amplitude (OSA), and overshoot duration (OSD) for different frequency or bit length in the random recording bit sequence. Due to the dynamic magnetization switching in the write head  145  shows a strong dependence on the frequency, the magnetic erase widths (EW) varies for different frequencies/bit lengths, especially at a high data rate. In general, the lower frequencies/longer bits show wider erase width EW compared to the narrower erase width EWs in the higher frequencies/shorter bits. 
     The write current I W  with the overshoot amplitude OSA and overshoot duration OSD are transferred to the PMR write head  15  in the read/write head assembly  140 . The write current I W  with the overshoot amplitude OSA and overshoot duration OSD is applied to the magnetic disk  60  to record the pre-compensated data to the magnetic disk  60 . 
     The write control data  150  is received by the disk controller circuit  155  for supervising the encoding, decoding, synchronization control of the hard disk drive  10  of  FIG. 1 . The disk control circuit  155  provides a spindle motor driver control signal for activating a spindle motor driver  165  for turning the spindle motor for spinning the disk  50  of  FIG. 1 . The disk control circuit  155  also provides a voice coil driver  160  for actuating the voice coil to move the arm-head assembly over the surface of the disk  50  of  FIG. 1 . 
     Read data sensed by the read head  170  is transferred to the read current preamplifier  175 , where the signals are amplified and transmitted to the read analog to digital (ND) converter  180  where the data voltage signals are converted to a sequence of digital data. The converted digital data is transferred to the NRZI read decoder  185  for converting the digital read data to the decoded read data with the attached ECC code. The read data with the attached ECC code is applied to an ECC correction circuit  190 . The ECC correction circuit  190  corrects any errors that occur in the transmission path during writing, on the writing of the disk  50 , and in the transmission path during reading. The corrected output data  195  from the ECC correction circuit  190  is transferred to the external device. 
       FIG. 3  is a plot of the write current waveform at the output of the preamplifier  120  to the input of the perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) head  145  of the prior art. The waveform shows a pattern with two time periods (2T) of two zeroes, followed by a single time period (1T) of a single one, then three time periods (3T) of three zeroes, then two time periods (2T) of two ones, then one time period (1T) of a single zero, and then four time periods of four ones. There are three key control parameters in constructing the waveform, the write current I W , the overshoot amplitude OSA, and the overshoot duration OSD. The write current I W  sets the sufficient current amplitude to drive the main pole of the PMR head  145  to generate the magnetic recording field (Hy). The overshoot amplitude OSA and overshoot duration OSD are used to boost the magnetic recording field rise time and thus write sharp transitions between sequential bits, especially at high data rate recording. In the preamplifier of the prior art, write current I W , the overshoot amplitude OSA, and overshoot duration OSD settings are independent of frequencies. Thus, the write current I W  and the peak current Ipeak, which equals to the write current I W  plus the overshoot amplitude OSA (Ipeak+OSA) are identical for all different frequencies. 
       FIG. 4  is a 2D map of recorded bit patterns on the recording media corresponding to the dynamic current waveform in  FIG. 3  of the prior art. The rise time of the magnetic field (Hy) from the PMR head  145  depends on the dynamics of PMR head  145  and is approximately 50 ps to 200 ps in current state-of-the-art PMR head  150  design. The actual magnetic field (Hy) amplitudes and cross-track profiles are not identical for different frequencies under the identical write current (I W ), overshoot amplitude (OSA), and overshoot duration (OSD) (IAD) setting for all frequencies. Typically, long bits, which is greater than three clock time periods (&gt;=3T), show wider erase width (EW) than the erase widths of the two clock time period (2T) bits and the one clock time period (1T) bits have a much narrower erase width (EW) than that of the two clock time period (2T) bits. Areal density capability (ADC) in PMR heads  145 , is the product of on track linear density bit per inch (BPI) and cross-track density track per inch (TPI). Both better track linear density bit per inch (BPI) and cross-track density track per inch (TPI) are preferred. It&#39;s known in the art that reducing the erase width EW of long bits can improve the cross-track density track per inch (TPI). However, in current practice, the write current (I W ) is greater than or equal to 30 mA to maintain the healthy overwrite (OW). 
     Further, in current practice, most of the write current (I W ), overshoot amplitude (OSA), and overshoot duration (OSD) (IAD) optimization schemes set the low boundary of write current (I W ) range is 30 mA. With such constraint, reducing erase width (EW) means low overshoot amplitude (OSA) and low peak current Ipeak, which will impact the magnetic field (Hy) of the one clock time period (1T) bits and the two clock time period (2T) bits and hurt track linear density bit per inch (BPI). Hence there is no areal density capability (ADC). 
     SUMMARY 
     An object of this disclosure is to provide circuits and methods for optimizing the write current waveform to achieve the best areal density capability (ADC) and adjacent track interference (ATI) performance. 
     Another object of this disclosure is to provide circuits and methods for providing a magnetic head write current with a main pole relaxation zone for providing a buffer zone for main pole relaxation from saturation state to a remanence state before writing the next bit. 
     Further, another object of this disclosure is to provide circuits and methods for providing a magnetic head write current with a reference main pole relaxation current located at an end region data of each bit. The length of the reference main pole relaxation current is a function of the bit length, frequency, recording velocity, and writer/media switching speed. 
     Still further, another object of this disclosure is to provide circuits and methods for providing a magnetic head write current with a write main pole relaxation current located at an end region data of each bit. The amplitude of the write main pole relaxation current is a function of the bit length, frequency, recording velocity, and writer switching speed. 
     To accomplish at least one of these objects, a preamplifier has a main pole relaxation control circuit configured for generating a main pole relaxation zone current for concatenating an overshoot current zone and a write current zone of a magnetic head write current. The main pole relaxation zone current is applied to a PMR write head. The main pole relaxation control circuit has a main pole relaxation zone data synchronization circuit that is in communication with a read data preamplifier to receive a pseudorandom read data signal that is dependent on the bit length of the encoded data. The pseudorandom read data signal is applied to the main pole relaxation zone data synchronization circuit. The main pole relaxation zone data synchronization circuit then generates the main pole relaxation current that is concatenated with the overshoot current. The main pole relaxation control circuit has a comparator/selector that determines the configuration of the main pole relaxation zone current. The output of the main pole relaxation control circuit is applied to a write current and an overshoot driver to concatenate the main pole relaxation current with the overshoot current and the write current to form the write data current signal. The write data current signal is applied to the PMR write head for writing the encoded data to the HDD media. 
     The write data current signal is structured with the overshoot current zone, the write current zone, and the main pole relaxation zone current concatenated together. The concatenated overshoot current zone, the write current zone, and the main pole relaxation zone current pre-compensates the data current signal by fine-tuning overshoot current settings, the write current setting, main pole relaxation zone current settings. The pre-compensation achieves the best bits per inch (BPI), tracks per inch (TPI), and areal density capability (ADC). 
     To further accomplish at least one of these objects, a method for pre-compensating an encoded data signal begins with optimizing the write current. The optimum amplitude of the overshoot current zone for the frequencies or bit-lengths for the encoded data is then determined. An overshoot current zone is generated as a function pseudorandom read data signal. 
     A constant write current level is generated to be concatenated to the overshoot current zone. The amplitude of the overshoot current is based on the difference of the peak current and the amplitude of the write current. 
     A main pole relaxation zone duration is then determined. If the time duration of the NRZI modulated conversion code word is less than or equal to the overshoot duration, the data current signal is that of the overshoot current zone, only. If the time duration of the NRZI modulated conversion code word is greater than the overshoot duration and the if the time duration of the NRZI modulated conversion code word is less than the sum of the overshoot duration and the duration of a reference main pole relaxation zone, the data current signal is the width of the sum of the overshoot duration and the write current main pole relaxation zone. 
     If the time duration of the NRZI modulated conversion code word is less than to the overshoot duration combined with the reference main pole relaxation zone duration, the data current signal is the width of the sum of the overshoot duration, reference main pole relaxation zone duration, and the write current main pole relaxation zone duration. 
     When the main pole relaxation zone duration and structure are completed, the drive current is transferred to the write head. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a representation of a magnetic hard disk drive of the prior art. 
         FIG. 2  is a block diagram of a controller and preamplifier of the prior art. 
         FIG. 3  is a plot of the write current waveform at the output of the preamplifier to the input of the perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) head of the prior art. 
         FIG. 4  is a block diagram of a controller and preamplifier embodying the principles of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a plot of the write current waveform at the output of the preamplifier to the input of the perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) head, illustrating the main pole relaxation zone embodying the principles of the present disclosure. 
         FIGS. 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, 6E  are plots of the write current waveform with different write current settings in main pole relaxation zone embodying the principles of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 7  is a plot of the calculated magnetic fields versus time for the write current profiles of  FIG. 6  using the controller and preamplifier embodying the principles of the present disclosure. 
         FIGS. 8A-8E  illustrate media recording patterns for power-on reset (POR) current waveform and MPRZ waveforms. 
         FIG. 8F  is a table illustrating the signal to noise ratio (SNR) comparison of media recording patterns for POR current waveforms and MPRZ waveforms. 
         FIG. 9A  illustrates a footprint of 2D magnetic field distribution on the recording media plane. 
         FIG. 9B  is a table of the sidetrack erasure (STE) for the POR current waveform and the MPRZ waveform currents. 
         FIG. 10  is a flow chart of the method for determining a main pole relaxation zone and a write current for a perpendicular magnetic recording head embodying the principles of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 11  is a block diagram of another embodiment of a controller and preamplifier embodying the principles of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 12  is a plot of the write current waveform at the output of the preamplifier of  FIG. 11  to the input of the perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) head illustrating the main pole relaxation zone embodying the principles of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The circuits and methods of this application add a main pole relaxation zone to a write current waveform for a PMR head. As part of the function of the circuits and methods, the current amplitude and duration are fine tuned in the main pole relaxation zone. Both bits per inch (BPI) and tracks per inch (TPI) are increased, and the adjacent track interference (ATI) can be further improved over the present preamplifier current waveform. The main pole relaxation zone provides a buffer zone for main pole relaxation from saturation status to remanence state before writing the next bit. 
       FIG. 4  is a block diagram of a controller and preamplifier embodying the principles of the present disclosure. The structure of the controller and preamplifier embodying the principles of the present disclosure is similar to that of the controller and preamplifier of the prior art, as shown in  FIG. 2 . The input data  200  is transferred to a controller circuit  205  and is applied to an Error Correction Code (ECC) circuit  210  that generates an ECC code from the input data that is appended to the input data. The input data with the appended ECC Code is then an input to an NRZI write encoder  215  that the input data  200  with the appended ECC code to an NRZI format acceptable to the hard disk media for writing the data to the hard disk. The NRZI modulated conversion code word is then transferred to a preamplifier  220  and thus to a pre-compensation circuit  225 . The NRZI modulated conversion code word is conditioned the encoded data to accommodate the transmission line characteristics of the trace  45  of  FIG. 1  and the requirements of the magnetic disk  60  for correctly writing the data efficiently to the magnetic disk  60 . The NRZI modulated conversion code word is applied to the overshoot control circuit  226  and the write control circuit  227  of the pre-compensation circuit  225 . The overshoot control circuit  226  is configured to control the overshoot amplitude (OSA), and the overshoot duration (OSD) of the first bit transition of the NRZI modulated conversion code word. The overshoot amplitude (OSA) and the overshoot duration (OSD) are used to boost the magnetic recording field rise time for fast writing the transition between sequential bits, especially in high data rate recording. 
     The write control circuit  226  is configured to set the write current I W  to a sufficient current amplitude to drive the main pole to generate the magnetic recording field strength Hy to an appropriate level for recording the data. 
     The NRZI modulated conversion code word is also applied to the main pole relaxation zone (MPRZ) control circuit  228 . The MPRZ control circuit  228  is configured to generate an MPRZ current signal that is placed before a next transition of the NRZI modulated conversion code word. The MPRZ current signal provides a buffer zone for main pole relaxation from saturation status to remanence state before the next write transition. The current waveform in the MPRZ can be optimized in different shapes to achieve the best recording performance. 
     The pre-compensated data is applied to the write current driver  225  and the overshoot amplitude driver  230 . The structure of the pre-compensated waveform includes the overshoot amplitude (OSA) and overshoot duration (OSD) to boost the magnetic recording field rise time and write sharp transitions between sequential bits. The write current (I W ) is concatenated to the overshoot current and set to lower the current level of less than 30 mA and preferably approximately 15 mA to 20 mA. Between either the overshoot current or the write current (I W ) and the next transition, the MPRZ current is placed as the buffer zone. 
     The overshoot current with the concatenated write current I W  and the MPRZ current are transferred to the PMR write head  15  in the read/write head assembly  240 . The overshoot current and the concatenated write current I W , and the MPRZ current is applied to the magnetic disk  60  to record the pre-compensated data to the magnetic disk  60 . 
     The write control path is the same as that of  FIG. 2 , where the write control data  150  is received by the disk controller circuit  155  for supervising the encoding, decoding, synchronization control of the hard disk drive  10  of  FIG. 1 . 
     The read data path is identical to that of  FIG. 2 , where the read data sensed by the read head  270  is transferred to the read current preamplifier  275  through the read path as described in  FIG. 2 . 
       FIG. 5  is a plot of the write current waveform at the output of the preamplifier to the input of the perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) head illustrating the main pole relaxation zone embodying the principles of the present disclosure. The write current waveform as illustrated shows a data transmission of a coding of digital data stream equal to (0, 0, 1, 0, 0 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1). The first signal data segment of the write current waveform is a positive transition  250   a  and  250   b . The first portion  250   a  of the first signal data is an overshoot signal  250   a  of a transition to a zero data. The second portion  250   b  is a main pole relaxation zone MPRZa indicating a second consecutive zero data having no transition. The second signal data segment  255  of the write current waveform is a single zero data bit with a negative overshoot (undershoot) signal representing a data value (1). The third signal data segment of the write current waveform is a positive transition  260   a ,  260   b , and  260   c  representing a data value of three consecutive zeros. The fourth portion of the write current waveform is a positive overshoot signal  260   a  with an overshoot amplitude (OSA) and overshoot duration (OSD) that is tuned to achieve the optimal bits per inch (BPI), tracks per inch (TPI) and areal density capability (ADC). The fifth portion  260   b  of the write current waveform includes the write current I W  that sets the sufficient current amplitude to drive the main pole to generate the magnetic recording filed strength Hy. The sixth portion  260   c  of the write current waveform that is the main pole relaxation zone MPRZb. The main pole relaxation zone MPRZb provides a buffer zone for main pole relaxation from saturation status to remanence state before writing the next bit. 
     While the MPRZ  260   c  is set to approximately the ground reference level, the current waveform in the main pole relaxation zone MPRZb can be optimized in different shapes to achieve the best recording performance, as will be discussed hereinafter. The fourth signal data segment of the write current waveform is a negative transition  265   a  and  265   b  representing the data value of two consecutive ones. The first signal portion  265   a  is a negative overshoot (undershoot) signal representing a data value (1). The second signal portion  265   b  of the write current waveform is the main pole relaxation zone MPRZb. The main pole relaxation zone MPRZb provides a buffer zone for main pole relaxation from saturation status to remanence state before writing the next bit. The fifth signal data segment of the write current waveform is a positive transition  270  is a single data zero with an overshoot signal of a transition to the zero data. Since there is a single data bit for the data transition  270 , the only portion of the write current waveform is a positive overshoot signal  270  with an overshoot amplitude (OSA) and overshoot duration (OSD). The sixth signal data segment of the write current waveform is a negative transition  275   a ,  275   b , and  275   c . The first portion  275   a  of the sixth signal data segment is a negative overshoot signal  275   a  with an overshoot amplitude (OSA) and overshoot duration (OSD). The second portion  275   b  of the sixth signal data segment of the write current waveform includes the write current I W  that sets the sufficient current amplitude to drive the main pole to generate the magnetic recording filed strength Hy. The third portion  275   c  of the sixth signal data segment of the write current waveform that is the main pole relaxation zone MPRZc. The main pole relaxation zone MPRZc provides a buffer zone for main pole relaxation from saturation status to remanence state before writing the next bit. While the main pole relaxation zone MPRZd  275   c  is set to approximately the ground reference level, the current waveform in the main pole relaxation zone MPRZc can be optimized in different shapes to achieve the best recording performance, as will be discussed hereinafter. 
       FIGS. 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, 6E  are plots of the write current waveform with different write current settings in main pole relaxation zone embodying the principles of the present disclosure. The MPRZ write current is set with a duration of approximately 600 ps and is incrementally changed by sweeping from 0 mA to −80 mA. The clocking of each bit of the NRZI modulated conversion code word is approximately 1 ns, and the duration of the main pole relaxation zone MPRZ this example is approximately 600 ps. The initializing the write current I W , the overshoot amplitude OSA, and the overshoot duration OSD that form the POR current  300  is set to approximately 45 ma. The MPRZ write current I W _MPRZ levels are shown in Table 1 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                 TABLE 1 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 LABEL 
                 CURRENT 
               
               
                   
                 DESIGNATION 
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                 FIG. 6A 300 
                 45 ma POR 
               
               
                   
                 FIG. 6B 305 
                   0 mA 
               
               
                   
                 FIG. 6C 310 
                 −10 mA 
               
               
                   
                 FIG. 6D 315 
                 −20 mA 
               
               
                   
                 FIG. 6E 320 
                 −30 mA 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
       FIG. 7  of is a plot of the calculated magnetic recording fields versus time for the MPRZ write current I W _MPRZ levels profiles of  FIG. 6  using the controller and preamplifier of  FIG. 4  embodying the principles of the present disclosure. The corresponding recording magnetic fields, as indicated in Table 2 are calculated in micromagnetic modeling and shown in  FIG. 7 . From the dynamic magnetic field Hy profiles, the slow main pole relaxation can be observed, especially for MPRZ write current I W _MPRZ levels in 0 mA to −20 mA range (curves  357 ,  359 ,  361 ). The benefits of concatenating the main pole relaxation zone at the end of the signal data segment of the write current waveform will be explained hereinafter. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                 TABLE 2 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
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                 CURRENT 
               
               
                   
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                 325 
                 POR 
               
               
                   
                 330 
                  0 
               
               
                   
                 335 
                 10 
               
               
                   
                 340 
                 20 
               
               
                   
                 345 
                 30 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
       FIGS. 8A-8E  illustrate media recording patterns for the write current I W , the overshoot amplitude OSA, and the overshoot duration OSD that form the POR current waveform and MPRZ waveforms, as shown in  FIG. 6 .  FIG. 8F  is a table illustrating the signal to noise ratio (SNR) comparison of media recording patterns for POR current waveform and MPRZ waveforms, as shown in  FIG. 6 . In  FIG. 8F , the recording media patterns indicate that if the MPRZ write current I W _MPRZ levels are set to 0 mA or negative, media recording patterns didn&#39;t degrade the bit. In  FIG. 8F , the SNR is even improved due to fast switching in the 2nd half rise time, and the media bits per inch BPI can be improved. 
     The main pole relaxation zone write current I W _MPRZ and main pole relaxation zone duration MPRZx is optimized by sweeping the main pole relaxation zone write current I W _MPRZ from a negative write current −Iw to a positive write current +Iw to achieve the following two purposes. The first purpose is to keep the on-track signal to noise ratio SNR and to reduce a write bubble width of a long recording time T, which will improve the tracks per inch (TPI) and areal density capability (ADC) in PMR heads. The second purpose is permitting the magnetic field from the main pole ( FIG. 7 ) to switch more rapidly between different field polarities and achieve a better signal to noise ratio SNR in  FIG. 8F  and thus improve the bits per inch density BPI and the areal density capability (ADC) in PMR heads. 
       FIG. 9A  illustrates a footprint of a 2D magnetic field distribution on the recording media plane. In the first column of  FIG. 9A , the POR current waveform will generate side track erasure (STE) on media. By reducing the main pole relaxation zone current Iw_MPRZ successively from 0 mA to −10 mA, from 10 mA to-20 mA, to create the second, third, and fourth columns of  FIG. 9A  accordingly. The calculated side track erasure (STE) is reduced, as shown in  FIG. 9B . The possible reason for the decrease in the STE in main pole zone relaxation current I W _MPRZ in the MPRZ zone will mitigate stray field leakage from the PMR write head during main pole field switching. 
       FIG. 9B  is a table of the side track erasure (STE) for the POR current waveform and the MPRZ waveform currents. The units for the STE are arbitrary. In the simulation of  FIG. 9A , if the stray field of the air bearing surface (abs) is greater than the threshold (Hth) of the magnetic field strength H as measured in amperes per meter (A/m) at one mesh, erasure at this location (mesh) counts as 1. The threshold (Hth) is equal to 1000 Oe, 1500 Oe, and 2000 Oe, respectively, in the first, second, and third row of  FIG. 9A . Adjacent track interference (ATI) is defined as +/−1 track erasure, which is the integration of erasure of each mesh along the down track of +/−1 tracks. STE is defined as the sum of erasures of all +/−n=1, 2, 3 . . . tracks, which includes adjacent track interference (ATI). The final sum will be normalized by a fixed number. The fringing is defined as a magnetic write width (MWW) less than the main pole size. With the fixed main pole size, the bigger fringing, the worse adjacent track interference (ATI) (+/−1 tracks) are just next to the main pole and will be affected first, then the second and third tracks on either side of the first track near to the main pole. 
       FIG. 10  is a flow chart of the method for determining a main pole relaxation zone in a write current for a perpendicular magnetic recording head. The method begins with encoding (Box  500 ) the data to be written to a non-return to zero (NRZI) encoding format. The data frequency and bit length are determined (Box  505 ). The overshoot duration (OSD) is then determined (Box  510 ), and a constant write current (I W ) is generated (Box  515 ). The overshoot amplitude (OSA) is then determined (Box  520 ) as the difference between the peak current (I PEAK ) and the write current (I W ) (OSA=I PEAK −I W ). 
     The duration of the main pole relaxation zone (MPRZ) is determined (Box  525 ). The overshoot duration (OSD) of the NRZI modulated conversion code word is compared (Box  530 ) to the number of clock transitions (nT) of the NRZI modulated conversion code word. If the NRZI modulated conversion code word time interval is less than or equal to the number of clock transitions (nT), the pulse amplitude and duration of the NRZI modulated conversion code word is set (Box  535 ) the overshoot amplitude (OSA) and the overshoot duration (OSD). The head current is then written (Box  565 ) to the write head  245  of  FIG. 4 . 
     If the NRZI modulated conversion code word time interval is not less than or equal to the number of clock transitions (nT), the overshoot duration (OSD) of the NRZI modulated conversion code word and the sum of the overshoot duration (OSD and the period of the main pole relaxation zone (MPRZ 0 ) period is compared (Box  540 ) to the number of clock transitions (nT) of the NRZI modulated conversion code word. If the overshoot duration (OSD) is less than or equal the number of clock transitions (nT) of the NRZI modulated conversion code word and the number of clock transitions (nT) is less than or equal to the sum of the number of clock transitions (nT) and the main pole relaxation zone period (MPRZ 0 ), the current waveform of this NRZI modulated conversion code word is set (Box  545 ) to the overshoot current and the main pole relaxation zone MPRZ having a current level equal to the write current I W _MPRZ. The overshoot current is defined by overshoot amplitude (OSA) and overshoot duration (OSD). The head current is then written (Box  565 ) to the write head  245  of  FIG. 4 . 
     If the overshoot duration (OSD) is less than or equal the number of clock transitions (nT) of the NRZI modulated conversion code word and the number of clock transitions (nT) is less than or equal to the sum of the number of clock transitions (nT) and the main pole relaxation zone period (MPRZ 0 ), the sum of the overshoot duration (OSD and the period of the main pole relaxation zone period (MPRZ 0 ) is compared (Box  550 ) to the number of clock transitions (nT) of the NRZI modulated conversion code word. If the number of clock transitions (nT) of the NRZI modulated conversion code word is greater than the sum of the overshoot duration (OSD) and the period of the main pole relaxation zone period (MPRZ 0 ), the pulse amplitude and duration of the NRZI modulated conversion code word is set (Box  555 ) to the overshoot amplitude and duration appended to a main pole relaxation zone MPRZ, a main pole relaxation zone at the reference level MPRZ 0 , and a write current main pole relaxation zone I W _MPRZ. The head current is then written (Box  565 ) to the write head  245  of  FIG. 4 . 
       FIG. 11  is a block diagram of another embodiment of a controller and preamplifier embodying the principles of the present disclosure. The structure of the controller and preamplifier embodying the principles of the present disclosure is similar to that of the controller and preamplifier, as shown in  FIG. 4 . The input data  600  is transferred to a controller circuit  605  and is applied to an Error Correction Code (ECC) circuit  610  that generates an ECC code from the input data that is appended to the input data. The input data with the appended ECC Code is then an input to an NRZI write encoder  615  that converts the input data  600  with the appended ECC code to an NRZI modulated conversion code acceptable to the hard disk media for writing the data to the hard disk. The NRZI modulated conversion code word is then transferred to a preamplifier  620  and thus to a pre-compensation circuit  625 . The NRZI modulated conversion code word is conditioned to accommodate the transmission line characteristics of the trace  45  of  FIG. 1  and the requirements of the magnetic disk  60  for correctly writing the data efficiently to the magnetic disk  60 . 
     The NRZI modulated conversion code word is applied to the overshoot control circuit  626  and the write control circuit  627  of the pre-compensation circuit  625 . The overshoot control circuit  626  is configured to control the overshoot amplitude (OSA), and the overshoot duration (OSD) of the first bit transition of the NRZI modulated conversion code word. The overshoot amplitude (OSA) and the overshoot duration (OSD) are used to boost the magnetic recording field rise time for fast writing the transition between sequential bits, especially in high data rate recording. 
     The write control circuit  627  is configured to set the write current I W  to a sufficient current amplitude to drive the main pole to generate the magnetic recording field strength Hy to an appropriate level for recording the data. 
     The NRZI modulated conversion code word is also applied to the main pole relaxation zone (MPRZ) control circuit  628 . The MPRZ control circuit  628  is configured to generate an MPRZ current signal that is placed prior to the next transition of the NRZI modulated conversion code word. The MPRZ control circuit  628  has an MPRZ data synchronization circuit  629   a  that receives the pseudorandom patterns generated from reader channel  177  that determines if a write current main pole relaxation period is to be added to the NRZI modulated conversion code word. The output of the MPRZ data synchronization circuit  629   a  is the input to the MPRZ comparison/selection circuit  629   b . The MPRZ comparison/selection circuit  629   b  is configured for executing the MPRZ determination process for determining a main pole relaxation zone in a write current for a perpendicular magnetic recording head of  FIG. 10 . 
     The pre-compensated data is applied to the write current driver  630  and the overshoot amplitude driver  635 . The structure of the pre-compensated waveform includes the overshoot amplitude (OSA) and overshoot duration (OSD) to boost the magnetic recording field rise time and write sharp transitions between sequential bits. The write current (I W ) is concatenated to the overshoot current and set to lower the current level of less than 30 mA and preferably approximately 15 mA to 20 mA. Based on the MPRZ determination process for determining a main pole relaxation zone in a write current for a perpendicular magnetic recording head, the MPRZ current is placed as the buffer zone after the overshoot current. 
     The overshoot current and the concatenated write current I W  with the main pole relaxation zone with a main pole relaxation zone duration (MPRZ 0 ) and a current level equal to the write current I W _MPRZ are transferred to the PMR write head  15  in the read/write head assembly  640 . The overshoot current and the concatenated main pole relaxation zone write current I W _MPRZ is applied to the magnetic disk  60  to record the pre-compensated data to the magnetic disk  60 . 
     The write control path is the same as that of  FIG. 2 , where the write control data  150  is received by the disk controller circuit  155  for supervising the encoding, decoding, synchronization control of the hard disk drive  10  of  FIG. 1 . 
       FIG. 12  is a plot of the write current waveform at the output of the preamplifier of  FIG. 11  to the input of the perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) head illustrating the main pole relaxation zone embodying the principles of the present disclosure. The write current waveform as illustrated shows a data transmission of a coding of digital data stream equal to (0, 0, 1, 0, 0 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1). The first signal data segment of the NRZI modulated conversion code word waveform is a positive transition  650   a  and  650   b . The first portion  650   a  of the first signal data is an overshoot signal  650   a  of a transition to a zero data showing the overshoot amplitude (OSA) and the overshoot duration (OSD). The second portion  650   b  is a write current level I W  and the third portion  650   c  is a main pole relaxation zone set at the ground reference level having a duration MPRZ 0  indicating a second consecutive zero data having no transition. The second signal data segment  655  of the write current waveform is a single data bit with a negative overshoot (undershoot) signal representing a data value (1). 
     The third signal data segment of the write current waveform is a positive transition  660   a ,  660   b ,  660   c , and  660   d  representing a data value of three consecutive zeros. The fourth portion of the write current waveform is a positive overshoot signal  660   a  with an overshoot amplitude (OSA) and overshoot duration (OSD) that is tuned to achieve the optimal bits per inch (BPI), tracks per inch (TPI) and areal density capability (ADC). The fifth portion  660   b  of the write current waveform includes the write current I W  that sets the sufficient current amplitude to drive the main pole to generate the magnetic recording filed strength Hy. The sixth portion  660   c  of the write current waveform is the main pole relaxation zone I W MPRZ 1 . The seventh portion  660   d  is the second main pole relaxation zone I W MPRZ 2  is set at the ground reference level. The main pole relaxation zones  660   c  and  660   d  provide a buffer zone for main pole relaxation from saturation status to a remanence state before writing the next bit. 
     The fourth signal data segment of the write current waveform is a negative transition  665   a  and  665   b  representing the data value of two consecutive ones. The first signal portion  665   a  is a negative overshoot (undershoot) signal representing a data value (1). The second signal portion  665   b  of the write current waveform is the main pole relaxation zone MPRZ 3 . The write current main pole relaxation zone MPRZ 3  that is at a negative voltage that is more positive than the negative peak current −I PEAK  of the overshoot amplitude OSA. The third portion  665   c  of the write current waveform is a second main pole relaxation zone I W MPRZ 4  that is set to the ground reference level. The main pole relaxation zones  665   b  and  665   c  provide a buffer zone for main pole relaxation from saturation status to a remanence state before writing the next bit. 
     The fifth signal data segment of the write current waveform is a positive transition  670  is a single data zero with an overshoot signal of a transition to the zero data. Since there is a single data bit for the data transition  670 , the only portion of the write current waveform is a positive overshoot signal  670  with an overshoot amplitude (OSA) and overshoot duration (OSD). 
     The sixth signal data segment of the write current waveform is a negative transition  675   a ,  675   b ,  675   c , and  675   d . The first portion  675   a  of the sixth signal data segment is a negative overshoot signal  675   a  with an overshoot amplitude (OSA) and overshoot duration (OSD). The second portion  675   b  of the sixth signal data segment of the write current waveform includes the write current main pole relaxation zone I W MPRZ 5  that sets the sufficient current amplitude I W  to drive the main pole to generate the magnetic recording filed strength Hy. The third portion  675   c  of the sixth signal data segment of the write current waveform that is the main pole relaxation zone MPRZ 6 . The fourth portion  675   d  of the sixth signal data segment is the main pole relaxation zone MPRZ 7  is set at the ground reference level. The main pole relaxation zones I W MPRZ 5 , I W MPRZ 6 , and I W MPRZ 7  provide a buffer zone for main pole relaxation from saturation status to remanence state before writing the next bit. While the main pole relaxation zones I W MPRZ 5 , I W MPRZ 6 , and I W MPRZ 7  are set to various current levels, the current waveform in the main pole relaxation zones I W MPRZ 5 , I W MPRZ 6  and I W MPRZ 7  may be optimized in different shapes to achieve the best recording performance. 
     Conceptually, each bit has a main pole relaxation zone current IWMPRZx and main pole relaxation zone current duration MPRZx that will require additional registers. To simplify the design of the preamplifier  620 , all main pole relaxation zone currents IWMPRZx (x=0, 1, 2 . . . ) and main pole relaxation zone current durations MPRZx (x=0, 1, 2 . . . ), preferably, should be equal such that only two registers are added. Both scenarios embody the principles of the present disclosure 
     While this disclosure has been particularly shown and described with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure.