Sector mapout of low coercivity media for enhancing aerial density

• Main Authors: Popov, Zarko, Nishiyama, Mao, Vinson, Wayne H, Huo, Xing
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 23.01.2024
• Subjects: INFORMATION STORAGE; INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORDCARRIER AND TRANSDUCER; PHYSICS

Various illustrative aspects are directed to a data storage device comprising one or more disks, an actuator assembly comprising one or more disk heads; and one or more processing devices, configured to detect a plurality of areas with a coercivity lower than a threshold on the one or more disks; ma...