Recording at a channel rate of over 200 Mb/s in a helical-scan tape system

Author

Suzuki, Kyoko ; Fukuda, Shinichi ; Shirai, Toshio ; Ozue, Tadashi

Author_Institution

Core Technol. Dept. Center, Sony Corp., Yokohama, Japan

Volume

38

Issue

5

fYear

2002

fDate

9/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1898

Lastpage

1900

Abstract

In order to increase the channel rate in a helical-scan tape system, we have studied its recording characteristics using a magnetoresistive read head, a metal-in-gap write head, and a metal evaporated tape, and transmission through a rotary transformer. A sufficient signal-to-noise ratio for the streamer system was obtained in a test drive at a channel rate of 200 Mb/s. The potential of achieving a channel rate exceeding 200 Mb/s using a thin-film write head was also investigated.

Keywords

magnetic heads; magnetic recording noise; magnetic tapes; magnetic thin film devices; magnetoresistive devices; 200 Mbit/s; channel rate; helical-scan tape system; magnetoresistive read head; metal evaporated tape; metal-in-gap write head; recording characteristics; rotary transformer transmission; signal-to-noise ratio; streamer system; test drive; thin-film write head; Damping; Electronic mail; Frequency; Impedance; Magnetic heads; Magnetoresistance; Noise measurement; Signal to noise ratio; System testing; Transistors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TMAG.2002.802829

Filename

1042037