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BACKGROUND Disk drives comprise a diskanda head connected to a distal end of an
actuator arm which is rotated about a pivot by a voice coil motor (VCM) to position the head …

A method of manufacturing a flex circuit is disclosed for a disk drive comprising a disk,
ahead actuated radially over the disk, and control circuitry. The flex circuit is for electrically …

Disk drives comprise a disk and a head connected to a distal end of an actuator arm Which
is rotated about a pivot by a voice coil motor (VCM) to position the head radially over the …

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Managing data stored in a Data Storage Device (DSD) includ ing at least one disk for storing
data. Data is written in a first region of the at least one disk with a first track density. A …

GI IB5/OO(2OO 6. O areal density and track density for a data storage system.(52) US Cl(.
01) Media with high magneto-crystalline anisotropy is heated CPC.......... GIIB 7/126 …

(57) ABSTRACT A data storage device (DSD) includes a non-volatile memory (NVM) media
for storing data. A last resort Zone of the NVM media is associated with a higher risk of data …

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(57) ABSTRACT A disk drive is disclosed comprising a head actuated radially over a disk,
wherein the head comprises a read element sepa rated from a write element by a …