Article: STMicroelectronics Introduces Voice Coil and Spindle Motor Drive Combo Chip for All 12V And 5V Disk Drive Applications.

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GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 13, 2001

L7250 integrates all power FETs and embeds

`Smooth Drive' digital technology to reduce acoustic noise

Designed to allow a single device to be used across a broad range of disk drive applications, the L7250 voice coil and spindle motor drive combo from STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) is based on a flexible digital architecture and operates on 12 or 5V supplies.

The L7250 includes all of the circuits needed to control and drive the voice coil actuator and spindle motor, including all the necessary power FET devices and ST's proprietary `Smooth Drive' ...

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