Abstract: Servo patterns for patterned media. The servo pattern includes specification of cylinder/track ID with and without a Gray code. The servo pattern space is minimized by the optimum usage of the islands. This is achieved by island allocation rules to take advantage of non-magnetic island. The island allocation also provides for easier lift-off. Logic is used to encode and decode the Gray code. Further, the Gray code is designed to stabilize the magnetic island/non-magnetic island ratio to allow for easier manufacture.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 15, 2010
Date of Patent:
May 29, 2012
Assignee:
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
Inventors:
Thomas Robert Albrecht, Mario Blaum, Ksenija Lakovic, Bruce Alexander Wilson, Satoshi Yamamoto
Inventors:
Pat Vanderwilt, Alain Nimri, Stacy Saxon, Don Binford, Jerry Mayfield, Scott Wakefield, Christopher Ramm, Benjamin Misrahi, Kyle Brookshire, Martin G. Sexton
Assignee:
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
Inventors:
Lester Clifford Anderson, John Lynn Harting, Stuart Allan Karten, Christopher LaBrutto, Andy Jason Logan, Glen Arthur Noda, Dennis Lynn Schroeder
Assignee:
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
Inventors:
Lester Clifford Anderson, John Lynn Harting, Stuart Allan Karten, Christopher LaBrutto, Andy Jason Logan, Glen Arthur Noda, Dennis Lynn Schroeder
Assignee:
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
Inventors:
Lester Clifford Anderson, John Lynn Harting, Stuart Allan Karten, Christopher LaBrutto, Andy Jason Logan, Glen Arthur Noda, Dennis Lynn Schroeder
Assignee:
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
Inventors:
Lester Clifford Anderson, John Lynn Harting, Stuart Allan Karten, Christopher LaBrutto, Andy Jason Logan, Glen Arthur Noda, Dennis Lynn Schroeder