Abstract:
A reader structure, a method of biasing a free layer of a reader structure, and a read head are provided, the reader structure comprises a free layer having a reader edge for interacting with and being proximal to a magnetic media; a first magnetic bias member and a second magnetic bias member each provided adjacent to the free layer, the first and second magnetic bias members being configured to have a first magnetisation direction which is substantially parallel to the reader edge; an additional bias member disposed adjacent to the free layer, the additional bias member further being located proximal to at least one of the first magnetic bias member and the second magnetic bias member, and the additional bias member being configured to have a magnetisation direction that is substantially orthogonal to the first magnetisation direction.
Abstract:
Various embodiments provide a recording medium. The recording medium may include a dedicated servo layer for providing servo information. The dedicated servo layer may include a plurality of tracks. A first track may include a first servo signal. A second track may include a second servo signal. The first servo signal and the second servo signal may include a plurality of common transitions. The transitions may be provided at a pre-determined frequency.
Abstract:
According to various embodiments, a method for reading data from a storage medium using a reader may be provided. The method may include: reading a first signal with a reader head of the reader at a first position of the storage medium; reading a second signal with a reader head of the reader at a second position of the storage medium; and determining data stored at a pre-determined position of the storage medium based on the first signal and based on the second signal.
Abstract:
A method for measuring a change in a spacing between a head and a storage medium of a data storage system. The method includes obtaining a first readback signal from the storage medium using the head at a first spacing between the head and the storage medium, determining a first power spectrum density over a frequency range from the obtained first readback signal, obtaining a second readback signal from the storage medium using the head at a second spacing between the head and the storage medium, determining a second power spectrum density over the frequency range from the obtained second readback signal, and providing a measurement indicative of the change in the spacing based on the determined first power spectrum density and the determined second power spectrum density. A data storage system is also provided.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a magnetic encoder for determining a position of a first object relative to a second object. The encoder comprises a first magnetic member, a second magnetic member and a sensor member. The sensor member comprises a first sensor for measuring a change in magnetic field of the first magnetic member for deducing an unsigned absolute position of the first object relative to the second object, and a second sensor for measuring a change in magnetic field of the second magnetic member for deducing a sign for the unsigned absolute position. The first magnetic member and first sensor are coupled to respectively different ones of the first object and second object, and the second magnetic member and second sensor are coupled to respectively different ones of the first object and second object.
Abstract:
A method and system for estimating the position error signal (PES) metric for a magnetic storage system. The method comprises the steps of reading multiple readback tracks from a storage medium of the magnetic storage system using respective readers of a multiple reader head positioned at or near a data track of interest; employing an adaptive SMR equalizer to equalize the signals from the multiple read head; and extracting information from the adaptive SMR equalizer sub-filters as an estimate of the PES metric.
Abstract:
A medium may be provided. The medium includes a servo layer, a data recording layer, and a heat sink layer disposed between the servo layer and the recording layer.
Abstract:
Various embodiments provide a recording medium. The recording medium may include: a dedicated servo layer for providing servo information, wherein the dedicated servo layer comprises a plurality of tracks, wherein a first track comprises a first servo signal of a first frequency, wherein a second track comprises a second servo signal of a second frequency, and wherein the first servo signal and the second servo signal comprise a common single tone signal.