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(3 Day Course) This course provides an in-depth look into the technology of disk drives and how they are designed, manufactured, and used. Much more than an overview, the course teaches the issues and tradeoffs involved in increasing the capacity and performance, while lowering the cost, of today’s rapidly evolving drives. The course discusses the latest state-of-the-art disk drive engineering techniques - including the recording process, heads and media, read/write channels, and servo systems. The course material is drawn from textbooks, industry specifications, and extensive practical experience, and provides valuable details and information unavailable elsewhere. If you need a better understanding of the technology behind this exciting industry, this course is the place to get it
 

Disk Drive Basics Mass Storage Architectures Terminology Storing Data Magnetically Areal Density Zoning and Data Rate Components of a Disk Drive Magnetic Recording Magnetic Materials and Properties The Write Process The Read Process Transition Length & PW50 What Limits Density Heads and Media GMR Heads Magnetic Spacing vs. Fly Height Recording Channel Write Signals Head Interface (Preamp) Pulse Detection ­ PRML PRML Data Synchronization Noise and ISI Disk Drive Codes Recording Codes ­ RLL Error Correction Codes ­ ECC ECC-on-the-Fly CRC Scrambling Parity Assist Precoding

Data Organization Sector Formats Split Data Fields File Directory Structure Root Directory and FAT Logical to Physical Transition Defect Management Controller Functions Sequencer Buffer Management Data Flow Example Command Servo Systems Position Transducer Servo Fields Servo Writer Seeking Average Access Time Drive Interface Basics IDE/ATA Overview SCSI Overview Serial Interfaces Fibre Channel Serial ATA Serial Attached SCSI Manufacturing and Testing HSA and HDA Assembly Production Testing Product Life Cycle DVT Future Trends & Conclusion Dual Stage Actuators SAF Media Thermal Stability Perpendicular Recording

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