Device select system for multi-device electronic system
First Claim
1. A data storage system, comprising:
- a first array of transducers on a first substrate of a first module;
a second array of transducers on a second substrate of a second module, the first and second modules each having a planar media bearing surface;
a device select system in electrical communication with the first and second arrays,the 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 electrical contacts being in electrical communication with the first and second arrays, each of the first electrical contacts being associated with at least two of the second electrical contacts; and
a select mechanism for selectively placing each of the first electrical contacts in electrical communication with one of the second electrical contacts associated therewith;
a flexible cable electrically coupled to the first portion of the device select system;
a drive mechanism for passing a magnetic recording medium over the head; and
a controller electrically coupled to the cable.
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Abstract
In one general embodiment, a system includes a first device on a first substrate; a second device on a second substrate; and a device select system coupled to the first and second devices. The device select system includes: 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 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 for selectively placing each of the first electrical contacts in electrical communication with one of the second electrical contacts associated therewith.
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8 Claims
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1. A data storage system, comprising:
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a first array of transducers on a first substrate of a first module; a second array of transducers on a second substrate of a second module, the first and second modules each having a planar media bearing surface; a device select system in electrical communication with the first and second arrays, the 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 electrical contacts being in electrical communication with the first and second arrays, each of the first electrical contacts being associated with at least two of the second electrical contacts; and a select mechanism for selectively placing each of the first electrical contacts in electrical communication with one of the second electrical contacts associated therewith; a flexible cable electrically coupled to the first portion of the device select system; a drive mechanism for passing a magnetic recording medium over the head; and a controller electrically coupled to the cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
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a first array of devices on a first substrate; a second array of devices on the first substrate; an actuator for moving the first and second array in a cross-track direction during operation of the first and second arrays, the cross track direction being perpendicular to longitudinal axes of data tracks on a magnetic medium passing the arrays of devices; and a device select system coupled to the first and second arrays of devices, the 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 coupled to the first and second arrays of devices, each of the first electrical contacts being associated with at least two of the second electrical contacts; and a select mechanism for selectively placing each of the first electrical contacts in electrical communication with one of the second electrical contacts associated therewith, wherein each of the first and second substrates has a planar media bearing surface.
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