Multi-format thinfilm head and associated methods
US7154691B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/31
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to one aspect, an exemplary multi-format magneto resistive recording head is provided. The magnetic head includes a first set of data transducers configured transversely across a direction of tape transport, the first set of data transducers associated with a first data format, and a second set of data transducers configured transversely across the direction of tape transport, the second set of data transducers associated with a second data format, wherein the first set of data transducers and the second set of data transducers are separated by a distance along the direction of tape transport. In one example, the magnetic head includes a first raised elongated island positioned transversely across the direction of tape transport, the first island including the first set of data transducers, and a second raised elongated island positioned transversely across the direction of tape transport, the second island including the second set of data transducers.
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