ESD events of cabled GMR sensors
ESD damage from cable discharge events (CDEs) of magnetoresistive sensors is a major problem in manufacturing of magnetic tape and hard disk drives. CDEs initiated by contact to the cable pads used to connect to external electronics represent one source. This paper addresses CDEs from other points of contact, including capacitive coupling to metal objects contacting the cable. In order for capacitively coupled ESD events to damage the sensor the capacitive coupling of the two sensor leads to the external object being discharge must be different.
The effect of ESD on the performance of magnetic storage drives
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.
What is an archival education?1
This article introduces the approach to Master's level archival education adopted at the University of Manitoba. It is intended as a contribution to the recently renewed discussion of graduate archival education in the UK and Ireland. The author maintains that recent major developments in the accessibility, uses, and very conception of archives powerfully underscore the distinctiveness of archival work. These developments foster continued collaboration between archivists and those in related professions such as records management, but, more importantly, reinforce their longstanding distinctiveness. The article discusses why and how the University of Manitoba has responded to the increasingly complex challenges facing archivists and archival educators in this evolving setting with an archival, conceptual, historical, and research-oriented curriculum.