Data storage device reading servo sector while writing data sector
US9053712B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 7, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/59644
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data storage device is disclosed comprising a disk surface comprising a plurality of tracks, wherein each track comprises a plurality of data sectors and a plurality of servo sectors. The data storage device further comprises a head actuated over the disk surface, the head comprising at least one read element and at least one write element. Control circuitry is configured to use the head to write to a first data sector on the disk surface while simultaneously reading from a first servo sector on the disk surface.
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