Thorsten Schmidt

Use of multiple operating RPMs in a hard disk drive to save energy

Method for operating a processor at first and second rates depending upon whether the processor is executing code to control predetermined hard drive operations

Apparatus for optimizing processor clock frequency in a hard disk drive to minimize power consumption while maximizing performance

Systems and rotatable media for increasing the usable position error signal (PES) region

Methods for increasing the usable position error signal (PES) region

Devices and systems for setting thresholds for rotatable storage media

Devices and systems for setting end-of-seek criteria for rotatable storage media

Methods for setting end-of-seek criteria for rotatable storage media

Intermediate power down mode for a rotatable media data storage device

Methods for WORF improvement

Systems for WORF improvement

Stepping power consumption levels in a hard disk drive to maximize performance while minimizing power consumption

Systems and methods for using worf to identify burst patterns for repair

Systems for tighter thresholds in rotatable storage media

Methods for tighter thresholds in rotatable storage media

Operating a rotatable media storage device at multiple spin-speeds

System and method for time varying filter for seek acoustics reduction

Systems and methods for rewriting user data in rotatable storage media

Systems and methods for rewriting data of data tracks potentially affected by data transfer operations in rotatable storage media

Methods for WORF improvement in conditional servowriting

Systems and methods for conditional servowriting

Systems and methods for improved worf calculation

Systems and methods for repairable servo burst patterns