Patent ID: 7681793
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A magnetic head, comprising: a first module having a closure, a substrate, and a gap between the closure and substrate, the gap having: a second module having a tape bearing surface spaced from a tape bearing surface of the first module and aligned with the first module parallel to the direction of travel of the magnetic medium, the second module having a closure, a substrate, and a gap between the closure and substrate, the gap having: wherein outer elements of the third array of elements are aligned with outer elements of the first array of elements along lines oriented parallel to the direction of travel of the magnetic medium, wherein outer elements of the fourth array of elements are aligned with outer elements of the second array of elements along lines oriented parallel to the direction of travel of the magnetic medium, wherein the first and second arrays share a servo reader, wherein the servo reader shared by the first and second arrays is used to read servo tracks in the first and second data formats.