Patent ID: 8879209

Claim:
A system, comprising: a first device on a first substrate; a second device on a second substrate, the second substrate being positioned relative to the first substrate to allow transduction of data by the first and second devices to and/or from data tracks on a same side of a recording medium, wherein longitudinal axes of each of the data tracks are oriented in a direction extending along a length of the medium in a direction of travel of the medium across the devices; a device select system comprising: a first portion having an array of first electrical contacts; a second portion having an array of second electrical contacts, there being more second electrical contacts than first electrical contacts, the second portion being electrically coupled to the first and second devices, each of the first electrical contacts being associated with at least two of the second electrical contacts; and a select mechanism configured to selectively place each of the first electrical contacts in electrical communication with one of the second electrical contacts associated therewith, the select mechanism being coupled to the first and second devices such that the select mechanism moves with the first and second devices relative to the direction of travel of the recording medium thereacross.