194 results about "Thermal aware" patented technology

A controller is provided having a circuit that uses non-repeatable run-out data and temperature data to provide a compensation for a fly height of a head. A disk drive may also be provided having a head for reading data from a disk, a thermistor, and a controller for controlling a fly height of the head based on temperature data obtained from the thermistor to refine a pressure determination. A method can include estimating a first pressure by the use of non-repeatable run-out data and temperature data corresponding to a disk drive.

An apparatus includes a magnetic layer, a heat sink layer, and a thermal resistor layer between the magnetic layer and the heat sink layer. The apparatus may be configured as a thin film structure arranged for data storage. The apparatus may also include an interlayer positioned between the magnetic layer and the thermal resistor layer.

The device for correcting thermal storage of the thermal head 5 which outputs printing data for every line to the thermal head 5 and controls an electrification time of the thermal head 5 on the basis of the printing data, is equipped with an accumulated data operating means which operates accumulated data caused by the thermal storage of the thermal head 5 up to the previous line n-1, a next line data operating means which operates the printing data of the next line n+1, a correction data generating means which operates correction data [Delta]Ts to correct the printing data of the present line n by using the accumulated data and the next line data, and a head controlling means which controls the electrification time of the thermal head 5 on the basis of the correction data [Delta]Ts generated by the correction data generating means.

There is disclosed a data processing method for correcting heating data for a thermal head of a thermal printer, to eliminate influence of heat energy accumulated in first to Nth heat accumulating layers of the thermal head. Basic heating data of a subject line is corrected with first to Nth correction data obtained by multiplying first to Nth heat accumulation data by predetermined coefficients respectively. The heating elements are driven in accordance with the corrected heating data, to print the subject line. A drive voltage to be applied across heating elements of the thermal head is determined at the start of printing a frame of image, according to an environmental temperature around the thermal head and a head temperature measured through a thermistor mounted in the Nth heat accumulating layer of the thermal head. The Nth coefficient is calculated according to a formula that includes the head drive voltage as a parameter.

The invention provides on-site certificate card manufacturing equipment and method, which integrate various relevant unit innovative technologies for manufacturing certificates. A control unit and an intelligent program are used for controlling and managing the normal operation of the equipment; a print area printing device is used for printing information on the print area of the surface of a certificate card; an electrical read-in module is used for reading the information of a chip of the certificate card; and a thermal printer is used for erasing information in an erasable area on the surface of the certificate card, and thus forming intelligent certificate manufacturing equipment integrating multiple functions, The equipment is in a small and medium size for manufacturing certificates, which is convenient for transportation and storage and can be directly distributed to local certificate handling points; the certificate manufacturing process is simple and easy to understand; the equipment is intelligent to operate, and can be used for carrying out individualized setting on various certificates; the traditional background certificate manufacturing work shifts forward through data integration, the operating personnel can quickly complete certificate manufacturing at a front desk on site, which realizes the convenient effect of 'request and take' for people on site, improves the service efficiency of certificate manufacturing departments, and contributes to service-oriented government construction.

A parametric programmable thermal printer is disclosed. The printer may include a controller that performs functions such as thermal history control and common mode voltage correction. The controller may be implemented in an integrated programmable medium such as a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). Functions performed by the controller may be parameterized, and parameter values may be stored in registers. The controller may be used with a different thermal printer by changing the parameter values and / or reprogramming the programmable medium, and without otherwise redesigning or remanufacturing the controller.

A printing device transfers slide dependent information onto glass surfaces such as a glass slide for holding a medical specimen. A single slide is transferred from a storage section, passing under a thermal print head. The thermal print head defines and transfers an image from an ink media onto the slide as the slide passes across the print head. The print head utilizes pixel like heating elements to apply the desired image. The ink media moves in tandem with the motion of the slide, presenting a continuously fresh section of ink between the print head and the slide throughout the printing process. The information on the slide should be both human and machine readable to reduce any chances of misidentification of the specimen as to the patient. The ink media is endures any chemical processes and handling encountered throughout the expected life of the slide.

The exemplary embodiments disclosed herein incorporate transistor heating technology to create micro-heater arrays as the digital heating element for various marking applications. The transistor heaters are typically fabricated either on a thin flexible substrate or on an amorphous silicon drum and embedded below the working surface. Matrix drive methods may be used to address each individual micro-heater and deliver heat to selected surface areas. Depending on different marking applications, the digital heating element may be used to selectively tune the wettability of thermo-sensitive coating, selectively change ink rheology, selectively remove liquid from the surface, selectively fuse / fix toner / ink on the paper.