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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2012
San Yuan Liew, Singapore, SG;
Suttisak Nilchim, Takuapa, TH;
Petrus HU, Petaling Jaya, MY;
Theivarayan Prakash Somasundaram, Kelana Jaya, MY;
San Yuan Liew, Singapore, SG;
Suttisak Nilchim, Takuapa, TH;
Petrus Hu, Petaling Jaya, MY;
Theivarayan Prakash Somasundaram, Kelana Jaya, MY;
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A disk drive configured to enable media defect margining during disk testing may comprise a disk comprising a plurality of tracks; a head actuated over the disk; and a processor operable to test media of the disk drive to detect a media defect; estimate a depth of the detected media defect; determine a margining amount based on at least the estimated depth of the detected media defect, and apply the determined margining amount to the detected media defect.