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High density recording
In a traditional linear tape drive the tape flies over the head. The head is mounted on an actuator that moves the head to follow the lateral tape movements. Because of the mass of the head, the bandwidth of the actuator is limited. This, in turn, limits any further increases in the track density of tape.
With MEII’s innovative technology the head flies over the tape. The mass of the head is drastically reduced and the bandwidth of the actuator is increased.
Other benefits of our technology are:
The flying height of the head over the tape is independent of the tape tension and can be tightly controlled.
The head can only come in contact with the area of the tape that is accessed. Even if the number of passes required to read the tape is high, contamination of the head remains at a minimum.
| Patent: | 7,054,101 |
For more information about the high capacity recording:
- Download or view Jack Marion's presentation, "One Terabyte and beyond - The technology for high capacity serpentine recording" given at the Jan., 2002 THIC meeting in Del Mar, CA. (a 630 KB PDF file)