• DocumentCode
    1488717
  • Title

    A novel way of formatting to accommodate variations in heads and media

  • Author

    Jackson, Bruce ; Knowles, Vernon ; Wilcox, Roger

  • Author_Institution
    Hewlett-Packard Co., Boise, ID, USA
  • Volume
    24
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    11/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2958
  • Lastpage
    2960
  • Abstract
    A novel way is presented for formatting servo code so that one can use a head manufacturer´s complete process distribution for track width, without any compensation circuitry, in a high-tack-density disk drive. It is shown how this approach to servo writing has been used with minimonolithic heads to reduce the servo gain variations on an 8-in drive and in a 5-1/4-in product with thin-film heads. Future work needed for the next generation of drives is discussed
  • Keywords
    hard discs; magnetic heads; servomechanisms; 5.25 in; 8 in; compensation; formatting; heads; media; minimonolithic heads; process distribution; servo code; servo gain variations; thin-film heads; track width; Difference equations; Disk recording; Drives; Magnetic heads; Manufacturing processes; Servomechanisms; Signal generators; Thin film circuits; Voltage; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.92300
  • Filename
    92300