Patent ID: 11935562
Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A tape head, comprising:
one or more modules, each of the one or more modules comprising:
a plurality of write heads aligned in a first row, the first row extending in a first direction;
a first servo head offset from the plurality of write heads in both the first direction and in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
a second servo head disposed adjacent to the first servo head, the second servo head being aligned with the first servo head in a second row parallel to the first row;
a plurality of read heads disposed adjacent to the second servo head, the plurality of read heads being aligned in a third row parallel to the first and second rows;
a third servo head disposed adjacent to the plurality of read heads, the third servo head being aligned in the second row, wherein the third servo head is spaced from the second servo head by the plurality of read heads; and
a fourth servo head disposed adjacent to the third servo head, the fourth servo head being aligned in the second row.