A servo writer includes a writing head that writes a servo signal on a long magnetic tape that is traveling and at least two first guide rollers that guide the travel of the magnetic tape, in which the at least two first guide rollers on which a spiral groove is provided have a circumferential surface that has contact with the traveling magnetic tape, tensile forces act on the magnetic tape from the at least two first guide rollers in a width direction of the traveling magnetic tape, and the tensile forces that act on the magnetic tape from the at least two first guide rollers cancel each other.

A servo writer includes a writing head that writes a servo signal on a long magnetic tape that is traveling and at least two first guide rollers that guide the travel of the magnetic tape, in which the at least two first guide rollers on which a spiral groove is provided have a circumferential surface that has contact with the traveling magnetic tape, tensile forces act on the magnetic tape from the at least two first guide rollers in a width direction of the traveling magnetic tape, and the tensile forces that act on the magnetic tape from the at least two first guide rollers cancel each other.

The present disclosure generally relates to a tape embedded drive having a plurality of feedthrough connectors. The feedthrough connectors are symmetrically placed within the tape embedded drive such that regardless of whether an even or odd number of feedthrough connectors are present, the feedthrough connectors are symmetrical about a centerline of the tape embedded drive. In such a layout, the tape embedded drive is more stable due to symmetrical mass balance. Additionally, the tape embedded drive is more cost effective to produce.

The present disclosure generally relates to a tape embedded drive having a plurality of feedthrough connectors. The feedthrough connectors are symmetrically placed within the tape embedded drive such that regardless of whether an even or odd number of feedthrough connectors are present, the feedthrough connectors are symmetrical about a centerline of the tape embedded drive. In such a layout, the tape embedded drive is more stable due to symmetrical mass balance. Additionally, the tape embedded drive is more cost effective to produce.

The present disclosure generally relates to a tape embedded drive having a plurality of feedthrough connectors. The feedthrough connectors are symmetrically placed within the tape embedded drive such that regardless of whether an even or odd number of feedthrough connectors are present, the feedthrough connectors are symmetrical about a centerline of the tape embedded drive. In such a layout, the tape embedded drive is more stable due to symmetrical mass balance. Additionally, the tape embedded drive is more cost effective to produce.

The present disclosure generally relates to a tape embedded drive having a plurality of feedthrough connectors. The feedthrough connectors are symmetrically placed within the tape embedded drive such that regardless of whether an even or odd number of feedthrough connectors are present, the feedthrough connectors are symmetrical about a centerline of the tape embedded drive. In such a layout, the tape embedded drive is more stable due to symmetrical mass balance. Additionally, the tape embedded drive is more cost effective to produce.

Provided is a magnetic recording medium capable of implementing higher-density recording. This magnetic recording medium includes a substrate containing a polyester and a magnetic layer disposed on the substrate, including a plurality of types of magnetic powder. A surface of the magnetic layer has an arithmetic average roughness Ra of 2.5 nm or less. PSD to a spatial wavelength of 5 μm is 2.5 μm or less. The magnetic layer has an average thickness of 90 nm or less. The magnetic powder has an average aspect ratio of 1.0 or more and 3.0 or less. A coercive force in a perpendicular direction is 3000 oersted or less. A ratio of a coercive force in a longitudinal direction to the coercive force in the perpendicular direction is 0.8 or less. A half-value width of an isolated waveform in a reproduced waveform of a data signal is 200 nm or less.

Provided is a magnetic recording medium capable of implementing higher-density recording. This magnetic recording medium is a tape-shaped magnetic recording medium, and includes a substrate containing a polyester as a main component and a magnetic layer disposed on the substrate, including a plurality of types of magnetic powder, and capable of recording a data signal. A surface of the magnetic layer has an arithmetic average roughness Ra of 2.5 nm or less. PSD to a spatial wavelength of 5 μm is 2.5 μm or less. The magnetic layer has an average thickness of 90 nm or less. The magnetic powder has an average aspect ratio of 1.0 or more and 3.0 or less. A coercive force in a perpendicular direction is 3000 oersted or less. A ratio of a coercive force in a longitudinal direction to the coercive force in the perpendicular direction is 0.8 or less. A half-value width of an isolated waveform in a reproduced waveform of the data signal is 200 nm or less.

Provided is a magnetic recording medium capable of implementing higher-density recording. This magnetic recording medium is a tape-shaped magnetic recording medium, and includes a substrate containing a polyester as a main component and a magnetic layer disposed on the substrate, including a plurality of types of magnetic powder, and capable of recording a data signal. A surface of the magnetic layer has an arithmetic average roughness Ra of 2.5 nm or less. PSD to a spatial wavelength of 5 μm is 2.5 μm or less. The magnetic layer has an average thickness of 90 nm or less. The magnetic powder has an average aspect ratio of 1.0 or more and 3.0 or less. A coercive force in a perpendicular direction is 3000 oersted or less. A ratio of a coercive force in a longitudinal direction to the coercive force in the perpendicular direction is 0.8 or less. A half-value width of an isolated waveform in a reproduced waveform of the data signal is 200 nm or less.

A storage device configured to store data on a tape is provided. In one aspect, the storage device includes the tape, which is configured to store data, and a data head, which is configured to read and/or write data from and/or to the tape. The storage device further includes an actuator configured to move the tape in a length direction in a step-wise manner. The actuator can include a plurality of pulling electrodes, wherein each pulling electrode can be activated to exert a pulling force on the tape, and a plurality of clamping electrodes, wherein each clamping electrode can be activated to clamp the tape.