Multichannel time based servo tape media

Magnetic tape media formed by a timing-based surface thin film magnetic recording head comprising:

• two or more independent and magnetically isolated channels, each channel including a pair of highly magnetically permeable sub-poles separated by a substantially magnetically impermeable barrier forming a sub-gap therebetween;
• a surface film over each channel, the surface film of each channel spanning from one sub-pole to another over the sub-gap and comprising at least one timing-based magnetic gap;
• and
• a separate coil for each of the channels.

Magnetic media formed by a timing-based surface thin film magnetic recording head comprising:

• two or more independent and magnetically isolated channels, each channel including a pair of highly magnetically permeable sub-poles separated by a substantially magnetically impermeable barrier forming a sub-gap therebetween;
• a surface film over each channel, the surface film of each channel spanning from one sub-pole to another over the sub-gap and comprising at least one magnetic gap;
• and
• a common coil for each of the channels.

Magnetic tape media formed by a timing-based surface thin film magnetic recording head comprising:

• two or more channels, each channel including a pair of highly magnetically permeable sub-poles separated by a substantially magnetically impermeable barrier forming a sub-gap therebetween;
• a surface film spanning from one sub-pole to another over the sub-gap of each channel and comprising at least one magnetic gap for each channel, wherein the surface film has been patterned to magnetically isolate each of the channels;
• and
• a separate coil for each of the channels.