Storage device using a tape for storing data
AssigneeImec Vzw
InventorStefan Cosemans
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Abstract
A storage device including a tape configured to store data is disclosed. The tape includes a plurality of first regions with a first dielectric constant and a plurality of second regions with a second dielectric constant that is higher than the first dielectric constant. The first regions and the second regions are arranged in an alternating manner along the length of the tape. Further, the storage device includes one or more actuators configured to apply an electrical field across the width of the tape, in order to move the tape in length direction. Further, the storage device includes one or more data heads configured to read and/or write data from and/or to the tape.
Claims20
A storage device comprising:
- a tape configured to store data,
- wherein the tape includes a plurality of first regions with a first dielectric constant and a plurality of second regions with a second dielectric constant that is higher than the first dielectric constant, the first regions and the second regions being alternatingly arranged along the length of the tape;
- one or more actuators configured to apply an electrical field across the width of the tape, in order to move the tape in length direction;
- and
- one or more data heads configured to read and/or write data from and/or to the tape.
A method of storing data in a storage device comprising a tape configured to store data, one or more actuators configured to apply an electrical field across the width of the tape, and one or more data heads configured to read and/or write data from and/or to the tape, the tape including a plurality of first regions with a first dielectric constant and a plurality of second regions with a second dielectric constant that is higher than the first dielectric constant, the first regions and the second regions being alternatingly arranged along the length of the tape, the method comprising:
- moving the tape in the length direction by applying, using the one or more actuators, an electric field across the width the tape;
- and
- reading data from the tape or writing data to the tape, using the one or more data heads.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.