Data storage device employing variable size interleave written track segments

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9281009
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14575634

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A data storage device is disclosed comprising a head actuated over a disk comprising a plurality of data tracks. Data is encoded into a first number of codewords, and the first number of codewords are interleave written to a first segment of a first data track. Data is encoded into a second number of codewords, and the second number of codewords are interleave written to a second segment of the first data track. The first number of codewords is different than the second number of codewords, and a size of the first segment is different than a size of the second segment.

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  • WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Banh, Thao Hieu Lake Forest, US 7 26
Burton, Derrick E Ladera Ranch, US 21 31
Chan, Tom S San Marino, US 3 153
Therrien, Michael J Lyons, US 1 5

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