Magnetic read/write apparatus having a write inhibit slice setting circuit
US7245447B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 17, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B19/04
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A magnetic read/write apparatus comprises: a recording medium; and a head for writing/reading data to/from each sector on the recording medium; wherein the magnetic read/write apparatus further comprises: a write inhibit slice setting circuit for, when data is written to the recording medium, setting a write inhibit slice for each sector based on the recording state of each sector on the recording medium.
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