Patent ID: 11894030
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:
64 first readers disposed in a first row;
64 first writers disposed in a second row adjacent to the first row; and
a plurality of first servo readers disposed in the first row, wherein at least two first servo readers are disposed at a first end of the first row, at least two first servo readers are disposed in a center of the first row, and at least two first servo readers are disposed at a second end of the first row opposite the first end; and

a second module disposed adjacent to the first module, the second module comprising:
64 second readers disposed in a third row;
64 second writers disposed in a fourth row adjacent to the third row; and
a plurality of second servo readers disposed in the third row, wherein at least two second servo readers are disposed at a first end of the third row, at least two second servo readers are disposed in a center of the third row, and at least two second servo readers are disposed at a second end of the third row opposite the first end.