Disk drive employing different servo TPI to data TPI ratios across the disk surface

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7982993
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12340309

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A disk drive is disclosed having a first disk surface, and a head actuated over the first disk surface. The first disk surface comprises a plurality of servo tracks and a plurality of data tracks. The data tracks of the first disk surface are banded together into a plurality of data zones, including a first data zone and a second data zone. A first servo tracks per inch (STPI) to data tracks per inch (DTPI) ratio of the first data zone is substantially different from a second STPI to DTPI ratio of the second data zone.

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WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY SAN JOSE CA 95119

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Barlow, Carl E Lake Forest, US 20 1141
Boyle, William B Lake Forest, US 87 8660
Tsai, Chun Sei Tustin, US 39 2752

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