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Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 09, 2020
Applicant:

Imec Vzw, Leuven, BE;

Inventor:

Stefan Cosemans, Leuven, BE;

Assignee:

IMEC vzw, Leuven, BE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 15/26 (2006.01); G11B 5/008 (2006.01); G11B 15/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 15/26 (2013.01); G11B 5/00813 (2013.01); G11B 15/605 (2013.01);
Abstract

A storage device including a tape configured to store data is disclosed. The tape includes a plurality of first regions with a first dielectric constant and a plurality of second regions with a second dielectric constant that is higher than the first dielectric constant. The first regions and the second regions are arranged in an alternating manner along the length of the tape. Further, the storage device includes one or more actuators configured to apply an electrical field across the width of the tape, in order to move the tape in length direction. Further, the storage device includes one or more data heads configured to read and/or write data from and/or to the tape.


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