Data storage device with adaptive data capacity
US9424879B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2020/1238
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data storage device can have one or more data bits that are stored on a data storage medium and accessed with a transducing head. The data bits may be organized on the data storage medium to provide a surface data capacity. A performance degradation can be predicted for the transducing head by a controller connected to the transducing head. In response to the predicted performance degradation, the surface data capacity of the data storage medium is decreased.
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