Tape based storage device having actuator including pulling and clamping electrodes
AssigneeImec Vzw
InventorsGrim Keulemans, Veronique Rochus, Maarten Rosmeulen, Xavier Rottenberg
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Abstract
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.
Claims17
A storage device, comprising:
- a tape configured to store data;
- a data head configured to read and/or write data from and/or to the tape;
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- an actuator configured to move the tape in a length direction in a step-wise manner, wherein the actuator comprises:
- a plurality of pulling electrodes, wherein each pulling electrode is configured to be activated to exert a pulling force on the tape, and
- a plurality of clamping electrodes, wherein each clamping electrode is configured to be activated to clamp the tape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.