Patent ID: 7206170
Filing Date: 2007-04-17
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A thin film servo head apparatus positioned in a transverse direction of a magnetic tape moving over the thin film servo head apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a first thin film servo head formed on a substrate, the first thin film servo head including a first servo gap; and a second thin film servo head formed on the substrate, the second thin film servo head including a second servo gap substantially parallel to the first servo gap, and wherein the substrate is canted relative to the transverse direction of the magnetic tape such that the first and second servo gaps are non-parallel to the transverse direction, wherein the substrate is canted at an angle α with the transverse direction of the magnetic tape and the substrate comprises a servo gap spacing y between the first servo gap and the second servo gap according to the equation: wherein x is a transverse distance between centers of adjacent servo bands on the magnetic tape.