Patent ID: 9300284
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: G11B,H03K

Claim Text:
1. A system, comprising: a cable coupled to a controller; a magnetic head having a linear array of transducers configured to read and/or write to a magnetic recording tape, the linear array of transducers including at least first and second subsets of transducers and the transducers of the first and second subsets of transducers being arranged linearly along a common line; a semiconductor chip between the cable and the magnetic head, the semiconductor chip comprising: a guide for guiding the magnetic recording tape across the magnetic head; the semiconductor chip further comprising a select mechanism for selectively placing each of the first electrical contacts in electrical communication with one of the two of the second electrical contacts associated therewith for selectively placing one of the first and second subsets of the transducers in the linear array of transducers in electrical communication with the first electrical contacts.