Dual writer head design
US9773517B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 13, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/4886
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage device includes a transducer head with multiple write elements having write poles of different sizes. For example, the transducer head may include two write poles of different width configured to write to a same surface of a storage medium. A controller of the storage device is configured to selectively engage one of the multiple write elements to write data to the storage medium.
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