Skewed shingled magnetic recording data reader

摘要

A data storage device may be configured with at least a transducing head separated from a data storage medium. The transducing head can have a data reader and data writer. A plurality of data bits may be arranged in first and second shingled data tracks on the data storage medium. The data writer can be configured with a writer centerline aligned with a track centerline of the first shingled data track and a data reader having a reader centerline skewed with respect to the track and writer centerlines.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a plurality of data bits arranged in first and second shingled data tracks on a data storage medium; a data writer having a writer centerline aligned parallel with a track centerline of the first shingled data track, the writer centerline bisecting the data writer and extending through a symmetric center of the data writer; and a data reader having a reader centerline concurrently skewed in a non-parallel configuration with respect to the track and writer centerlines, the reader centerline bisecting the data reader and extending through a symmetric center of the data reader.