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Reading and writing to a HAMR recording medium at different skew angles

US9390738B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 28, 2015
Grant dateJul 12, 2016
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Expiry dateMay 28, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2005/0021
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Bits are written to a track of a heat-assisted magnetic recording medium via a write transducer at a first skew angle. The track is read via a read transducer oriented at a second skew angle different from the first skew angle. The second skew angle causes the read transducer be more closely aligned with boundaries of the bits than if oriented at the first skew angle.

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