Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130128386 | RECORDING MEDIUM - In various embodiments, a recording medium having a servo layer configured to provide servo information and a data recording layer configured to record data, wherein the medium comprises a plurality of servo patterns and a plurality of data segment in one sector, each data segment corresponding to each of the plurality of servo patterns, wherein the plurality of servo patterns comprises a first servo pattern comprising an automatic gain control, a second servo pattern comprising a sector address mark, a third servo pattern comprising a GrayCode, and a fourth servo pattern comprising a plurality of servo bursts, wherein the data recording layer is configured to record the data on the data segments corresponding to the first, second, third and fourth servo patterns. | 05-23-2013 |
20130142022 | Data Recording Medium and Method for Generating a Reference Clock Signal - Various embodiments provide a recording medium. The recording medium may include a dedicated servo layer for providing servo information. The dedicated servo layer may include a plurality of tracks. A first track may include a first servo signal. A second track may include a second servo signal. The first servo signal and the second servo signal may include a plurality of common transitions. The transitions may be provided at a pre-determined frequency. | 06-06-2013 |
20130148236 | DATA STORAGE DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL FOR AT LEAST ONE OF A READ OPERATION OR A WRITE OPERATION CARRIED OUT BY MEANS OF A HEAD IN A DATA STORAGE DEVICE - According to embodiments of the present invention, a method for providing a synchronization signal for at least one of a read operation or a write operation carried out by means of a head in a data storage device is provided. The method includes obtaining a readback servo signal from a storage medium of the data storage device by means of the head, the readback servo signal having at least one frequency associated with a servo track of the storage medium, frequency mixing the readback servo signal with a local signal having a local frequency to provide a frequency mixed signal, and filtering the frequency mixed signal to provide the synchronization signal for at least one of the read operation or the write operation. According to further embodiments of the present invention, a data storage device is also provided. | 06-13-2013 |
20130155826 | Data Recording Medium, Method for Generating a Reference Clock Signal, and Data Storage Device - Various embodiments provide a recording medium. The recording medium may include: a dedicated servo layer for providing servo information, wherein the dedicated servo layer comprises a plurality of tracks, wherein a first track comprises a first servo signal of a first frequency, wherein a second track comprises a second servo signal of a second frequency, and wherein the first servo signal and the second servo signal comprise a common single tone signal. | 06-20-2013 |
20140204486 | RECORDING MEDIA, DATA STORAGE DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A POSITION ERROR SIGNAL IN A RECORDING MEDIUM - According to various embodiments, a recording medium may be provided. The recording medium may include a dedicated servo layer configured to provide servo information. The dedicated servo layer may include a plurality of tracks. A first track may include a first servo signal. The first servo signal may include first servo bursts of a pre-determined frequency. A second track adjacent to the first track may include a second servo signal. The second servo signal may include second servo bursts of the pre-determined frequency. | 07-24-2014 |
20140327982 | DATA STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A REFERENCE CLOCK SIGNAL FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICE - Various embodiments provide a data storage device. The data storage device includes a recording medium having a dedicated servo layer for providing servo information. The dedicated servo layer may include a plurality of servo patterns, wherein each servo pattern includes a preamble providing information for synchronization of at least one of a read and a write operation of the data storage device. | 11-06-2014 |
20150179198 | RECORDING MEDIUM, A DATA STORAGE APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF PREPARING A RECORDING MEDIUM - In the present disclosure, a recording medium and a method of preparing a recording medium is provided. In a recording medium, a first annular servo track can be provided on a first layer of the recording medium, and second annular servo track can be provided on the first layer of the recording medium. The second annular servo track can be adjacent to the first annular servo track. In the recording medium, the first annular servo track and the second annular servo track are magnetically polarized and are magnetically opposing in polarity. A corresponding method of preparing a recording medium is provided. | 06-25-2015 |
20150206552 | Data Recording Medium and Method for Generating a Reference Clock Signal - Various embodiments provide a recording medium. The recording medium may include a dedicated servo layer for providing servo information. The dedicated servo layer may include a plurality of tracks. A first track may include a first servo signal. A second track may include a second servo signal. The first servo signal and the second servo signal may include a plurality of common transitions. The transitions may be provided at a pre-determined frequency. | 07-23-2015 |