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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2007
Sassan K. Shahidi, San Jose, CA (US);
Larry Leeroy Tretter, Tucscon, AZ (US);
George G. Zamora, Vail, AZ (US);
Sassan K. Shahidi, San Jose, CA (US);
Larry LeeRoy Tretter, Tucscon, AZ (US);
George G. Zamora, Vail, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A tape drive system according to one general embodiment includes a magnetic head; a drive mechanism for passing a magnetic recording tape over the head; a cable coupled to the magnetic head, the cable comprising a first layer of liquid crystal polymer, and at least 16 electrically conductive leads operatively coupled to the first layer of liquid crystal polymer; and a controller coupled to the cable, and communicating with the head using the cable. A cable according to another general embodiment includes a first layer of liquid crystal polymer; and at least 16 electrically conductive leads operatively coupled to the first layer of liquid crystal polymer.