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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2007
Mark David Bedillion, Allison Park, PA (US);
Andreas Karl Roelofs, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Earl Chrzaszcz Johns, Sewickley, PA (US);
Yongjun Zhao, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Edward Stephen Skalko, Allison Park, PA (US);
Mark David Bedillion, Allison Park, PA (US);
Andreas Karl Roelofs, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Earl Chrzaszcz Johns, Sewickley, PA (US);
Yongjun Zhao, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Edward Stephen Skalko, Allison Park, PA (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a storage medium, and a transducer positioned adjacent to the storage medium, wherein the transducer includes a first electrode and a second electrode, with the width of the first electrode being less than the width of the second electrode. A method including: applying a first voltage to a transducer to write data to a storage medium, and applying a second voltage to the transducer to read data from the storage medium, wherein the magnitude of the first voltage is greater than the magnitude of the second voltage.