Write delay to de-skew data in read while write function for tape storage devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9318138
APP PUB NO 20160019921A1
SERIAL NO

14574278

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A controller, according to one embodiment, has at least some hardware components, and is configured to determine an offset between adjacent arrays of transducers in a direction perpendicular to an intended direction of media travel when a magnetic head having the arrays is positioned at a first position, cause the magnetic head to tilt to a second position, and delay write operations performed by at least some of the transducers in a first of the arrays such that data written by the transducers in the first array is readable by a second array of read transducers aligned in the direction orthogonal to the intended direction of media travel without implementing readback delays corresponding to the write delays.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bui, Nhan X Tucson, US 109 1121
Taketomi, Tomoko Kanagawa, JP 45 243
Tanaka, Keisuke Tokyo, JP 182 1873
Tsuruta, Kazuhiro Sagamihara, JP 131 1645

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