IP Library Granted Patent US 7,023,637
Granted Patent B1
US 7,023,637 · App. 10/860,330 · Granted Apr 4, 2006

Disk drive having a disk including a servo burst pattern that improves the signal to noise ratio during track following for writing

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Patent No.
US 7,023,637
App. No.
10/860,330
Granted
Apr 4, 2006
Kind
B1
Abstract

A disk drive has a sampled servo system controller and a disk. The disk has a plurality a plurality servo burst fields, the plurality of servo burst field including first and second normal burst fields, and first and second quadrature burst fields. A portion of the first quadrature burst field is circumferentially contiguous with the first normal burst field and spans a portion of a radial extent of the first normal burst field. The second normal burst field is radially aligned with and away from the first normal burst field and spans a portion of a radial extent of the first quadrature burst field. The second quadrature burst field is radially aligned with and away from the first quadrature burst field and spans a portion of a radial extent of the second normal burst field. The first normal burst field and the first quadrature burst field have a same first phase and the second normal burst field and the first quadrature burst field have a same second phase. The first phase is different than the second phase.

Claims (8)

1. A disk drive having a sampled servo system controller, a head including a read transducer and a write transducer and a disk having a plurality of servo burst fields, the plurality of servo burst fields comprising:

a first normal burst field;

a first quadrature burst field, a portion of the first quadrature burst field being circumferentially contiguous with the first normal burst field and spanning a portion of a radial extent of the first normal burst field;

a second normal burst field, the second normal burst field being radially aligned with and away from the first normal burst field, the second normal burst field spanning a portion of a radial extent of the first quadrature burst field;

a second quadrature burst field, the second quadrature burst field being radially aligned with and away from the first quadrature burst field, the second quadrature burst field spanning a portion of a radial extent of the second normal burst field, the first normal burst field and the first quadrature burst field having a same first phase, the second normal burst field and the second quadrature burst field having a same second phase, the first phase being different than the second phase;

wherein when the disk drive positions the head in a track following mode for writing, the read transducer is disposed over an about equal and non-zero amount of the first normal burst field and first quadrature field or over an about equal and non-zero amount of the second normal burst field and second quadrature field.

2. The disk drive of claim 1 , wherein the about equal and non-zero amount is between about 50% and about 90% of full amplitude of the normal or quadrature first and second bursts.

3. The disk drive of claim 2 , wherein the about equal and non-zero amount is between about 65% and about 75% of full amplitude of the normal or quadrature first and second bursts.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL 038744 FRAME 0481 Recorded Feb 8, 2022
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 058982/0556 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2018
From: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 045501/0714 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 17, 2016
From: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 038722/0229 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 17, 2016
From: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 038744/0281 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 17, 2016
From: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 038744/0481 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2004
From: KUPFERMAN, HANAN
To: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 015440/0763 →