Probe head with narrow read element

An apparatus includes a storage medium, and a transducer positioned adjacent to the storage medium, wherein the transducer includes a first electrode and a second electrode, with the width of the first electrode being less than the width of the second electrode. A method including: applying a first...

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Main Authors Bedillion, Mark David, Roelofs, Andreas Karl, Johns, Earl Chrzaszcz, Zhao, Yongjun, Skalko, Edward Stephen
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 08.03.2011
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Summary:An apparatus includes a storage medium, and a transducer positioned adjacent to the storage medium, wherein the transducer includes a first electrode and a second electrode, with the width of the first electrode being less than the width of the second electrode. A method including: applying a first voltage to a transducer to write data to a storage medium, and applying a second voltage to the transducer to read data from the storage medium, wherein the magnitude of the first voltage is greater than the magnitude of the second voltage.