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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2008
Applicants:
Deepak Sridhara, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Ching He, Allison Park, PA (US);
Arvind Sridharan, Longmont, CO (US);
Raman Venkataramani, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Deepak Sridhara, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Ching He, Allison Park, PA (US);
Arvind Sridharan, Longmont, CO (US);
Raman Venkataramani, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method includes: writing data to a bit-patterned media at times determined by a clock having a period that is offset from a bit island period by a fixed offset to create one insertion or one deletion approximately within a predetermined number of bit islands, reading the data, and correcting the read data using error correction. An apparatus that implements the method is also provided.