Raffi Codilian

Adaptively modifying pre-read operations within a rotating media storage device

Disk drive maintaining multiple copies of code segments

Method of fabricating disk drives using a common disk drive base with an attached weight plate, and a disk drive including the same

Method of fabricating disk drives using a common disk drive base with an attached weight plate, and a disk drive including the same

Disk drive spindle motor having a cavity defined by one of an upper surface of a stator support structure and a lower surface of a stator tooth

Disk drive printed circuit board with component-dedicated alignment line indicators including inner and outer line segments

Disk drive performing multi-level prioritization of entries in a suspect sector list to identify and relocate defective data sectors

Method for setting a power operating mode transition interval of a disk drive in a mobile device based on application category

Mobile device and disk drive restricted from reading a data storage zone in a mobile environment

Disk drive for optimizing write current settings relative to drive operating characteristics and ambient temperature readings

Adaptively estimating a read access time to a second track based upon the binned radial position of the second track within a rotating media storage device

Disk drive with disks having different disk stiffness, thickness and material combinations

Reducing head gain calibration time in a disk drive

Disk drive and method for improved disk rotation control

Disk drive having guide-vanes

Acceleration disturbance detection subsystem for use with disk drives

Data storage testing apparatus for delivering linear or rotational acceleration

Disk drive for optimizing write current settings relative to drive operating characteristics and ambient temperature readings

Disk drive and disk drive-containing device having selectively controllable spindle motor spin up profiles

Method for determining repeatable runout cancellation values in a magnetic disk drive using filtering

Disk drive employing commutation phase modulation and current modulation of a spindle motor

Disk drive having disk drive housing including airflow suppressor portion

Disk drive having first and second seek operating modes for controlling voice coil motor temperature rise

Disk drive employing a modified rotational position optimization algorithm to account for external vibrations

Shock event error logging in a disk drive

Disk drive control system having a servo processing accelerator circuit

Disk drive reading servo sectors recorded at a relative offset on multiple disk surfaces to increase the servo sample rate

Disk drive having electrically parallel actuator coils for selectively boosting actuator torque

Reducing effects of rotational vibration in disk drive

Reduced bit number wedge identification techniques within a rotating media storage device

Back EMF voltage transducer/generator to convert mechanical energy to electrical energy for use in small disk drives

Method for adjusting a delay time for opening a servo sector detection window in a disk drive having a spiral track

Vibration cancellation in a disk drive by using an acceleration sensor and adaptively adjusting its gain to minimize external acceleration effects

Erasing disk surface by direct current applied on a helical trajectory to minimize erase time

Method of manufacturing and disk drive produced by measuring the read and write widths and varying the track pitch in the servo-writer

Methods for reducing costs and increasing throughput in the manufacture of disk drives by categorizing the disk drives based upon measured disk pack imbalance

Method for reducing written-in runout during servo track writing of a disk drive

Dependently adjusting at least three operating levels of a disk drive by dependently adjusting a plurality of disk drive parameters

Method for predictive power management for operating a disk drive in a mobile device to optimize power usage

Method of manufacturing and disk drive produced by measuring the read and write widths and varying the track pitch in the servo-writer

Method for adaptively allocating data storage tracks in a disk drive to improve seek performance

Methods, systems and devices for converting the kinetic energy of a rotating disk drive spindle motor into electrical energy to charge a rechargeable battery

Disk drive cover for use with a disk drive to provide for disk shrouding and heat dissipation

Repeatable runout determination within a rotating media storage device