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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark T. Kief, Lakeville, MN (US);
Thomas Roy Boonstra, Chaska, MN (US);
Assignee:
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/39 (2006.01); G11B 5/31 (2006.01); G11B 5/11 (2006.01); G11B 5/127 (2006.01); H01J 37/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/3163 (2013.01); G11B 5/112 (2013.01); G11B 5/1272 (2013.01); G11B 5/3912 (2013.01); G11B 5/3948 (2013.01); G11B 5/3958 (2013.01); H01J 37/32009 (2013.01); G11B 5/3909 (2013.01); G11B 2005/3996 (2013.01); H01J 2237/334 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49046 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49052 (2015.01);
Abstract
In accordance with one embodiment, a multi-reader can be manufactured so as to be able to read from multiple regions of a storage device contemporaneously during operation. Such a device can be configured, for example, by forming a first wall; forming a second wall; and utilizing the first wall and the second wall to form two adjacent reader stacks.