120results about "Track finding/aligning" patented technology

The magnetic head comprises a recording module in which a plurality of recording elements are provided, and a reproducing module in which a plurality of reproducing elements are provided. The recording module and the reproducing module are disposed along a longitudinal direction of the magnetic tape. A pair of first servo reading elements of the recording module and a pair of second servo reading elements of the reproducing module are shifted from each other by a predetermined difference along one direction in the width direction of the magnetic tape. The predetermined difference is defined based on a pitch between a plurality of tracks formed using an SMR method and a length of the recording element in the width direction of the magnetic tape.

A servo reproduction apparatus according to the present technology includes: a servo reproduction head. The servo reproduction head includes a first reproduction head portion and a second reproduction head portion. The first reproduction head portion reads a servo pattern recorded on a plurality of first servo bands, which are some of a plurality of servo bands in a magnetic tape including the plurality of servo bands. The second reproduction head portion reads a servo pattern recorded on a plurality of second servo bands, which are others of the plurality of servo bands.

To accurately detect read errors in postcodes. [Solution] The magnetic disk device of the embodiment comprises a magnetic disk having a plurality of tracks, a magnetic head for reading and writing data to the magnetic disk, a plurality of servo regions provided on each of the plurality of tracks and including at least a portion of a first physical pattern which is the physical pattern after writing of a first data pattern including position information for each of the plurality of tracks, and a control unit for controlling the magnetic head. Each of the plurality of servo regions includes either a first servo region including the first physical pattern, or a second servo region including a second physical pattern which is the physical pattern after writing of a second data pattern different from the first data pattern, for each of the plurality of tracks, and the control unit determines whether the third servo region among the plurality of servo regions of the plurality of tracks has the first or the second physical pattern.

To enable data to be satisfactorily recorded and / or reproduced when the data is recorded and / or reproduced while changing a head tilt angle during running of a magnetic tape after storing the magnetic tape.SOLUTION: A magnetic tape device is provided. An angle θ formed by the axis of the element array of a magnetic head with respect to the width direction of the magnetic tape is changed during running of the magnetic tape in the magnetic tape device. When a maximum value of an absolute value of a difference between a servo band spacing obtained before storage in a predetermined environment and a servo band spacing obtained after storage in the environment for a storage time T is defined as A and T is set to be a plurality of predetermined times, a medium life calculated by a linear function of A and a logarithm loge T of T, that are derived from a value of A and a value of the logarithm loge T of T obtained for each T is 5 years or longer. The medium life is T when A satisfies a prescribed formula.SELECTED DRAWING: None

An indicator indicating a non-linearity of a servo pattern is within 15% or less of a track pitch. The track pitch is a pitch between tracks. The indicator indicates a degree of variation in the plurality of distance differences from an average value of the plurality of distance differences. The distance difference is a difference between a distance between a pair of first positions corresponding to each other in the width direction in the pair of servo patterns and a distance between a pair of second positions deviated from the pair of first positions in the width direction by a first predetermined interval in the pair of servo patterns. The plurality of distance differences are obtained by measuring the distance difference for each second predetermined interval along the width direction in the pair of servo patterns. The first predetermined interval is larger than the second predetermined interval.

To provide a suspension capable of suppressing interference between a disk and a slider.SOLUTION: The suspension 10 is provided with a load beam 20 having a dimple part 50 and a flexure 21 having a slider mounting part 30. The convex surface 51 of the dimple portion 50 contacts the slider mounting portion 30. The curvature radius R of the convex surface 51 is less than 0. 10mm, and the gain defined by the following equation is 0.9 or more. Where a is the input amplitude, A is the amplitude, R is the radius of curvature of the convex surface 51, and Fpr is the flexure pitching resistance. k1 is the pitching rigidity of the air bearing, and k2 is the pitching rigidity of the slider mounting portion 30.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

The servo pattern recording method according to one aspect of the present technology involves recording a servo pattern in a plurality of servo bands that are arranged at intervals in the width direction of a magnetic layer in a magnetic tape, the method including: causing the magnetic tape to travel with a prescribed tension; and recording a servo pattern in the plurality of servo bands at a second pitch narrower than a first pitch, which is the positioning interval of two servo lead heads in a tape drive device that records data in the magnetic layer or that plays back data recorded in the magnetic layer.

To provide a magnet tape which may contribute to operational stability improvement of a drive during recording and / or reproduction after prolonged storage.SOLUTION: A magnetic tape comprising a non-magnetic support body and a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder, a magnetic tape cartridge comprising the magnetic tape, and a magnetic tape device are provided. The number of recesses with circle-equivalent diameters of 0.15 to 0.25 μm, inclusive, present on a surface of the magnetic layer is 100 to 2500, inclusive, per 40 μm×40 μm area. A standard deviation σ of the number of recesses in a width direction of the surface of the magnetic layer is 100 or less.SELECTED DRAWING: None

To provide a magnetic tape that is excellent in running stability in recording and / or playing back data at different head inclination angles in a high temperature and high humidity environment.SOLUTION: There is provided a magnetic tape in which an edge weave amount of a tape edge on at least one side of the magnetic tape is 1.5 μm or less, in an environment of a temperature of 32°C and relative humidity of 80%, frictional force F45° on a surface of a magnetic layer with respect to an LTO8 head measured at a head inclination angle of 45° is 4 gf or more and 15 gf or less, and a standard deviation of the frictional force F on the surface of the magnetic layer with respect to the LTO8 head measured at head inclination angles of 0°, 15°, 30°, and 45° is 10 gf or less. Also there are provided a magnetic tape cartridge including the magnetic tape, and a magnetic tape device including the magnetic tape.SELECTED DRAWING: None

To provide a magnetic disk device that can measure PPO correction values with high efficiency.SOLUTION: A plurality of first positions are set in a radial direction of a magnetic disk. The plurality of first positions includes a plurality of second positions and a third position different from the plurality of second positions. A controller of the magnetic disk device measures a RRO (Repeatable RunOut) correction value for each of the plurality of second positions, and executes a first step in which a RRO correction value is not measured for the third position. After the first step, the controller executes a second step in which write or read access is performed on a plurality of tracks. The second step includes acquiring a position error signal by a read head during access and calculating the RRO correction value for the third position based on the position error signal.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

To provide a magnetic tape cartridge, a magnetic tape drive, a method of detecting servo patterns, and a program for obtaining a highly reliable servo signal.SOLUTION: In a magnetic tape drive 14, a magnetic tape cartridge 12 includes a magnetic tape MT on which a plurality of servo patterns 58 are recorded in a longitudinal direction and a cartridge memory 24, which is an example of a storage medium. The storage medium stores servo format information SF including servo pattern inclination information SF1 which is information relating to the inclination of the servo pattern with respect to a first virtual straight line.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 14

The present invention provides a magnetic disk device that can improve the recording density of data on the disk and suppress the degradation of write performance. [Solution] During the first write period, if the determination unit 67 determines that the error correction of the first user data on the first data track has not exceeded the limit, it instructs the write processing unit 62 to continue the write process and the management unit 65 to perform the second management. If the determination unit 67 determines that the above error correction has exceeded the limit, it instructs the write processing unit 62 to continue the write process and the management unit 65 to perform the third management. During or after the first write period, the determination unit 67 instructs the management unit 65 to perform the process of saving the data belonging to the third group to a non-volatile recording medium.

To provide a magnetic tape that is excellent in running stability in recording and / or playing back data at different head inclination angles in a high temperature and high humidity environment.SOLUTION: There is provided a magnetic tape in which C-H-derived C density is 45 atom% or more and 65 atom% or less and is calculated from a C-H peak area ratio in a C1s spectrum obtained through X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic analysis performed at a photoelectron take-out angle of 10 degrees on a surface of a magnetic layer, in an environment of a temperature of 32°C and relative humidity of 80%, frictional force F45° on the surface of the magnetic layer with respect to an LTO8 head measured at a head inclination angle of 45° is 4 gf or more and 15 gf or less, and a standard deviation of the frictional force F on the surface of the magnetic layer with respect to the LTO8 head measured at head inclination angles of 0°, 15°, 30°, and 45° is 10 gf or less. Also there are provided a magnetic tape cartridge including the magnetic tape, and a magnetic tape device including the magnetic tape.SELECTED DRAWING: None

[Problem] To further reduce friction between a servo write head and magnetic tape, and enable more accurate writing of a servo pattern via a servo write head. [Solution] A servo write head according to the present technology includes a plurality of first regions, a plurality of second regions, and a plurality of third regions. The plurality of first regions each include a servo element for writing a servo pattern on the magnetic tape, and are arranged at predetermined intervals along a first direction. The plurality of second regions each include a plurality of first groove portions that have a first groove width and are cut along a second direction that is a direction intersecting the first direction, and are alternately arranged with the first regions in the first direction. The plurality of third regions each include a second groove portion, at least some of which have a second groove width wider than the first groove width and which are cut along the second direction, and the third regions correspond to regions between the first regions and the second regions.

To provide a magnetic tape that suppresses a large reduction in electromagnetic conversion characteristics in recording and / or playing back data at different head inclination angles.SOLUTION: There is provided a magnetic tape in which a tape thickness of the magnetic tape is 5.2 μm or less, in an environment of a temperature of 23°C and relative humidity of 50%, the AlFeSil wear value 45° on the surface of the magnetic layer measured at an inclination angle of an AlFeSil rectangular column of 45° is 20 μm or more and 50 μm or less, a standard deviation of the AlFeSil wear values on the surface of the magnetic layer measured at inclination angles of the AlFeSil rectangular column of 0°, 15°, 30°, and 45° is 30 μm or less, and the inclination angle of the AlFeSil rectangular column is the angle formed by a longitudinal direction of the AlFeSil rectangular column and a width direction of the magnetic tape. Also there are provided a magnetic tape cartridge including the magnetic tape, and a magnetic tape device including the magnetic tape.SELECTED DRAWING: None

To provide a magnetic disk device capable of efficiently protecting data of a track adjacent to a target track of a write operation.SOLUTION: A controller of a magnetic disk device executes an accumulation operation to calculate an accumulated offset amount each time a magnetic head passes through a servo sector during a write operation in a first section. The first section is a write target section of the first track among a plurality of tracks. The accumulation operation includes adding up the positioning error amounts for two or more servo sectors, including a servo sector through which the magnetic head has passed at least last among all servo sectors through which the magnetic head has passed during the write operation. The controller executes a first protection operation for protecting data of the second track adjacent to the first track among the plurality of tracks based on the accumulated offset amount.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

To provide a magnetic disk device capable of suitably performing rewrite operations caused by ATI (Automatic Time Indicator). [Solution] The controller performs an addition to the value of a counter corresponding to a neighboring memory area of ​​one of the multiple memory areas in response to a write operation. The rewrite operation includes a seek operation, a stabilization operation that waits for the residual vibration of the magnetic head to decay, and rewriting all the data of the first memory area to the first memory area after the stabilization operation. The controller decrements the value of the counter corresponding to the first memory area among the multiple counters in response to the rewrite operation. The controller performs an addition to the value of the counter corresponding to the second memory area among the multiple counters in response to the rewrite operation. The stabilization operation includes an operation that determines whether the stabilization operation is complete based on whether a first condition is met. The first condition differs depending on the trigger for executing the retry operation.

Provided is a magnetic recording medium which undergoes only a small amount of dimensional change caused by changes in temperature / humidity conditions. The magnetic recording medium is a tape-type magnetic recording medium having an average thickness of 5.3μｍ or less, and the magnetic recording medium includes a substrate and a magnetic layer disposed on the substrate. In an environmental relative humidity in the range of 10-80%RH, the coefficient of temperature expansion of the magnetic recording medium is 6.0-8.0 ppm / ℃.

Provided is a magnetic tape cartridge including: a case in which a magnetic tape on which a plurality of servo bands are formed is accommodated; and a storage medium provided in the case, in which the plurality of servo bands are formed at positions spaced apart from each other in a width direction of the magnetic tape along an entire length direction of the magnetic tape, and the storage medium stores pitch information capable of specifying a pitch in the width direction between the plurality of servo bands and distance information capable of specifying a distance between a plurality of servo reading elements that have read the plurality of servo bands.

Provided are: a magnetic tape cartridge in which a magnetic tape is accommodated; and a magnetic recording / playback device including the magnetic tape cartridge. The magnetic tape includes a polyethylene naphthalate support having a Young's modulus in the width direction of 10,000 MPa or more. A medium life of the magnetic tape calculated using a linear function of logarithm logeT of A and T is 3 years or more, which is derived from a value of A and a value of logarithm logeT of T which are respectively obtained when A is the maximum value of the absolute value of the difference between the servo band interval obtained before storage under an environment of 32 °C and a relative humidity of 80% and the servo band interval obtained after storage for the storage time T under said environment, and T is 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, 96 hours, or 120 hours.

To provide a data processing device, a magnetic recording / reproducing device, and a magnetic recording / reproducing system capable of deriving appropriate control conditions.SOLUTION: According to an embodiment, a data processing device includes an interface unit capable of acquiring partial data regarding control conditions of a magnetic recording / reproducing device and a processing unit capable of processing the partial data. The processing unit can process the partial data based on the characteristics of the partial data with a first model and derive first data. A first resolution of the first data is higher than a partial resolution of the partial data. The processing unit can process the partial data based on the characteristics with a second model and derive second data. The second mode is different from the first model and a second resolution of the second data is higher than the partial resolution.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

To provide a detection device, an inspection device, a magnetic tape cartridge, a magnetic tape, a magnetic tape drive, a magnetic tape system, a detection method, an inspection method, and a program capable of accurately detecting servo pattern signals.SOLUTION: A detection device includes a processor. The processor detects a servo pattern signal indicating a servo pattern by comparing a servo band signal which is a result of reading a servo band by a servo reading element from a magnetic tape having the servo band on which the servo pattern is recorded, with a threshold value. The threshold value is determined according to an angle formed by the servo pattern and the servo reading element.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 12

As the timing-based servo (TBS) patterns of the first and second servo bands rotate, the heights of the upper and lower portions of the servo stripes of the servo frames of the TBS patterns are adjusted to compensate for the change in the usable height of the servo stripes caused by the rotation.

A hard disk drive includes: a plurality of disk media mounted on a main shaft in which an outer diameter of each disk media is offset from an inner diameter of the disk media in the same direction along a rotation axis of the main shaft; and a load / unload ramp positioned to align correspondingly with the outer diameter of the disk media based on the offset. Thus, curvature of irregular disk media, such as curvature associated with thinner and thinner disks, is mitigated by grouping similarly characterized irregular disks together on a given principal axis and compensating for ramps accordingly.

To provide a magnetic disk device, a control method, and a program to improve faster seek control and settling accuracy.SOLUTION: A magnetic disk device includes a magnetic disk, an arm; a support member provided at a tip of the arm; a magnetic head that is provided to the support member and accesses to the magnetic disk; a first actuator that rotates the arm; a second actuator that drives the support member; and a control unit that performs seek control of the magnetic head. The control unit includes a feedback control unit and a repeated learning control unit. The feedback control unit controls a first command value for driving the first actuator so as to reduce errors between the position of the magnetic head and a target position. The repeated learning control unit inputs an input value based on the errors and outputs a second command value for driving the second actuator by repeated learning.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

To provide a magnet tape which may contribute to operational stability improvement of a drive during recording and / or reproduction after prolonged storage.SOLUTION: A magnetic tape comprising a non-magnetic support body and a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder is provided, the magnetic tape exhibiting a nonlinear component of a signal phase difference of 17.5 nm or less after 10-day storage in an environment with temperature of 60°C and relative humidity of 20%. Also provided are a magnetic tape cartridge comprising the magnetic tape, and a magnetic tape device.SELECTED DRAWING: None

To provide actuator assemblies and magnetic disk devices that prevent interference and contact, and offer improved reliability. [Solution] According to the embodiment, the actuator assembly comprises a first head suspension assembly having a suspension having a first surface and a second surface, and a piezoelectric element mounted on the suspension and joined to the suspension by a first conductive adhesive applied to the second surface, and a second head suspension assembly having a suspension having a first surface and a second surface, and a piezoelectric element mounted on the suspension and joined to the suspension by a second conductive adhesive applied to the second surface. The second surfaces of the suspensions of the first head suspension assembly and the second head suspension assembly are facing each other, and the piezoelectric elements are facing each other. The top of the first conductive adhesive is positioned offset in the direction of the suspension relative to the top of the second conductive adhesive.

To provide a servo writer that reduces the number of cartridges to be discarded.SOLUTION: A servo writer 210 for a cartridge 10 includes: a traveling portion that feeds out a tape-shaped magnetic recording medium (magnetic tape MT) from the cartridge and winds the feed magnetic recording medium to make the magnetic recording medium travel; a demagnetizing magnet 214 that erases a first servo pattern formed on the traveling magnetic recording medium; a servo signal writing head 215 that writes a servo signal onto the traveling magnetic recording medium after the first servo pattern is erased and forms a second servo pattern; and a control device that controls the head to write the servo signal during at least one of acceleration and deceleration traveling periods of the magnetic recording medium and forms the second servo pattern that does not satisfy the standard on the magnetic recording medium.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8