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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mehmet Fatih Erden, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Scott Warmka, Burnsville, MN (US);
Mark Allen Gaertner, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Jon D. Trantham, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G11B 5/012 (2006.01); G11B 5/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/061 (2013.01); G06F 3/0658 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 3/0676 (2013.01); G11B 5/012 (2013.01); G11B 5/4886 (2013.01);
Abstract
Two or more read modes of a data storage system and device are defined. The data storage device is capable of concurrently reading from two or more tracks using two or more read transducers. The read modes utilize different numbers of the two or more read transducers while reading data. The read modes are selected based on an operating condition of the data storage system or device.