(57) ABSTRACT A method for managing data bands within an interlaced magnetic recording
(IMR) architecture includes transmitting read/write characteristics of a logical block address …

(57) ABSTRACT A storage device includes a storage controller configured to write a band of
data tracks using a first recording method until criterion is met. The first method may be a …

BACKGROUND As requirements for data storage density increase for magnetic media, cell
size decreases. A commensurate decrease in the size of a write element is difficult because …

A storage device includes a multi-reader transducer head with a first reader and a second
reader having an effective cross-track separation equal to a multiple of a defined track-pitch …

The disclosed technology includes a storage device includ ing an interlaced magnetic
recording (IMR) system, and a transducer head, including two writers, each writer including …

(57) ABSTRACT A storage device controller is configured to select one of multiple written
track widths for a storage location based on a write attribute of data to be recorded at the …

A storage device includes a transducer head with multiple write elements having write poles
of different sizes. For example, the transducer head may include two write poles of different …

(57) ABSTRACT A storage device includes a controller that selects an offset when preparing
to write data to a target data track. The offset defines a position for a write head relative to a …

(57) ABSTRACT A storage device disclosed herein stores data on a storage media using
interlaced magnetic recording (IMR) and it includes a storage controller configured to …

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