Magnetic storage device having a buffer track and storage tracks, and method of operating the same
US8045371B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 13, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C11/1675
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information storage device includes a magnetic structure having a buffer track and a plurality of storage tracks connected to the buffer track. A write/read unit is disposed on the magnetic structure, and a plurality of switching devices are respectively connected to the buffer track, the plurality of storage tracks, and the write/read unit. The switching devices that are respectively connected to the buffer track and the storage tracks. The information storage device further includes a circuit configured to supply current to at least one of the magnetic structure and the write/read unit.
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