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

Claim 8:
9. A tape head, comprising:
a first module, comprising:
a plurality of first write heads aligned in a first row, the first row extending in a first direction;
two or more first servo heads aligned in a second row parallel to the first row, the second row extending in the first direction, wherein the two or more first servo heads are disposed adjacent to one another;
two or more second servo heads aligned in the second row, the two or more second servo heads being disposed adjacent to one another; and
a plurality of first read heads aligned in a third row parallel to the first and second rows between the two or more first servo heads and the two or more second servo heads; and

a second module, comprising:
a plurality of second write heads aligned in a fourth row parallel to the first and second rows, the third row extending in the first direction;
two or more third servo heads aligned in a fifth row parallel to the fourth row, the fourth row extending in the first direction, wherein the two or more third servo heads are disposed adjacent to one another;
two or more fourth servo heads aligned in the fifth row, the two or more fourth servo heads being disposed adjacent to one another; and
a plurality of second read heads aligned in a sixth row parallel to the fourth and fifth rows between the two or more third servo heads and the two or more fourth servo heads.