US 12,322,424 B2
3-band magnetic recording tape and tape drive
Robert G. Biskeborn, Hollister, CA (US); and David J. Seagle, Morgan Hill, CA (US)
Assigned to Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/385,756.
Prior Publication US 2025/0140288 A1, May 1, 2025
Int. Cl. G11B 5/588 (2006.01); G11B 5/008 (2006.01)
CPC G11B 5/588 (2013.01) [G11B 5/00813 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tape, comprising:
three data bands each individually comprising 65 data channels;
four servo tracks, a servo track of the four servo tracks being disposed between adjacent data bands of the three data bands, wherein each data band of the three data bands has a width of about one-third a total width of the tape;
a first overhang portion disposed on a first edge of the tape adjacent to a first servo track of the four servo tracks; and
a second overhang portion disposed on a second edge of the tape opposite the first edge and adjacent to a second servo track of the four servo tracks.