Seagate Technology Incorporated

Lin Nah Lim

Det Hau Wu

UttHeng Kan

Edmun ChianSong Seng

Utt Heng Kan

Jose Mari Corral Toribio

Edmun Chian Song Seng

Luh Chyuan Lau

Meng Suan June Lee

Stanton MacDonough Keeler

AikChuan Lim

Stephen KowChiew Kuan

Curtis Michael Pleiss

Hon Yeong Mak

Edmun Chia Song Seng

Ac Lim

A method involves determining bit aspect ratios for interlaced tracks written to a magnetic recording medium. The interlaced tracks include top tracks that are written partially overlapping with bottom tracks. Isolated test tracks are written at first different bit aspect ratios to determine a top bit aspect ratio that achieves a first target areal density for the isolated test tracks. Test tracks are written at second different bit aspect ratios to determine a bottom bit aspect ratio that achieves a second target areal density for the test tracks. Top test tracks of the test tracks are written at the top bit aspect ratio. The top and bottom bit aspect ratios are selected to subsequently write partially-overlapping tracks on the magnetic recording medium.

Determining bit aspect ratios for partially-overlapping magnetic recording tracks

A method involves determining bit aspect ratios for interlaced tracks written to a magnetic recording medium. The interlaced tracks include top tracks that are written partially overlapping and interlaced with bottom tracks. Isolated test tracks are written at first different bit aspect ratios to determine a top bit aspect ratio that achieves a first target areal density for the isolated test tracks. Interlaced test tracks are written at second different bit aspect ratios to determine a bottom bit aspect ratio that achieves a second target areal density for the interlaced test tracks. Top test tracks of the interlaced test tracks are written at the top bit aspect ratio. The top and bottom bit aspect ratios are selected to subsequently write interlaced tracks on the magnetic recording medium.

Determining bit aspect ratios for interlaced magnetic recording tracks

A storage medium having a boundary located along a surface of the storage medium that functions as a transition point for selectively operating a first writer and a second writer of a plurality of writers, where the location of the boundary is set based on writing capabilities of the plurality of writers.

Setting writer boundaries for multiple writers

A method is provided. The method includes determining that a data sector included in a select data track is in error, the data sector in error includes at least one identified data wedge. The at least one defective data wedge in the data sector in error is located. The method also includes moving the at least one defective data wedge by utilizing at least one spare wedge on the select data track.

Defect reallocation for data tracks having large sector size

A multistage decoder circuit has an error reduction stage that includes an adaptation circuit. The adaptation circuit provides adaptable error reduction as a function of bit error rate. The multistage decoder circuit has an energization control circuit that couples to the adaptation circuit. The energization control circuit controls an energization of the adaptation circuit as a function of actual or expected channel quality.

Decoder with energization control circuit

A method of recovering data on a storage medium is provided. A first error correction scheme is performed on a high risk region of the storage medium. A second error correction scheme is performed on a remaining portion of the storage medium.

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