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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2016
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Davide Giovenzana, Longmont, CO (US);
Paul E. Soderbloom, Golden, CO (US);
Assignee:
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/09 (2006.01); G11B 20/10 (2006.01); G11B 20/12 (2006.01); G11B 5/012 (2006.01); G11B 7/1267 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/09 (2013.01); G11B 5/012 (2013.01); G11B 7/1267 (2013.01); G11B 20/10268 (2013.01); G11B 20/1217 (2013.01); G11B 2020/1242 (2013.01);
Abstract
Some embodiments described herein are directed to reducing or eliminating latency caused by data zone switches in a rotating magnetic storage device. More specifically, some embodiments described herein are directed to storing parameters associated with different zones in a parameter register in response to one or more received commands.