Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Seagate Technology Incorporated

Samsung Electro-mechanics Co., Ltd.

Seagate Technology International

Eun-Hyoung Cho

Youngjin Cho

Chan Kwak

Jin-Seung Sohn

Hyeon Cheol Park

Kwanghee Kim

Hae-sung Kim

Myung-bok Lee

Sung-Dong Suh

Mee-suk Jung

Sung-hoon Choa

Jin Seung Sohn

Byung Kyu Lee

Sung Hoon Choa

Du Hyun Lee

Chee-kheng Lim

Seock-Hwan Kang

Du-hyun Lee

Byung-kyu Lee

Xianyu Wenxu

Yun Sung Woo

Myung-ryul Choi

Woong Ko

Hiesang Sohn

Weonho Shin

Suk-il Oh

Dong-Su Ko

Sang-Yun Lee

Hyun-jei Kim

Jin-seung Shon

A process and an apparatus for performing a UV nano-imprint lithography are provided. The process uses a polymer pad which allows a uniform application of pressure to a patterned template and an easy removal of a residual resin layer. The apparatus includes a tilt and decentering corrector which allows an accurate alignment of layers during the nano-imprint lithography process.

Process and apparatus for ultraviolet nano-imprint lithography

A waveguide structure includes a metal layer of a predetermined size on a substrate, a lower clad layer on the structure completely covering the metal layer, a core layer of a predetermined size on the lower clad layer at the location corresponding to the metal layer, and an upper clad layer thereon completely covering the core layer.

Waveguide having a metal alignment mark

Example embodiments relate to a photonic crystal optical filter, a transmissive color filter, a transflective color filter, and a display apparatus using the photonic crystal optical filter. The transmissive color filter may include a transparent substrate; a barrier layer formed on the transparent substrate and having a plurality of pixel areas; and a plurality of photonic crystal units formed on the plurality of pixel areas. Each of the plurality of photonic crystal units may have a structure such that a first material having a relatively high refractive index and a second material having a relatively low refractive index are periodically arranged so as to transmit light having a wavelength band corresponding to a photonic band gap. An optical cut-off layer may be formed on the first material.

Photonic crystal optical filter, transmissive color filter, transflective color filter, and display apparatus using the color filters

An information storage device using movement of magnetic domain walls includes a writing magnetic layer having a magnetic domain wall. A stack structure is formed on the writing magnetic layer. The stack structure includes a connecting magnetic layer and an information storing magnetic layer stacked sequentially. The information storage device also includes a reader for reading information stored in the information storing magnetic layer.

Information storage devices using movement of magnetic domain walls and methods of manufacturing the same

Example embodiments relate to a photonic crystal optical filter, a reflective color filter using the photonic crystal optical filter, a display apparatus using the reflective color filter, and a method of manufacturing the reflective color filter. The photonic crystal optical filter may include a transparent substrate; a barrier layer formed on the transparent substrate; and a photonic crystal layer formed on the barrier layer. The photonic crystal layer may have a structure in which a first material having a relatively high refractive index and a second material having a relatively low refractive index are periodically arranged so as to reflect light having a wavelength band corresponding to a photonic band gap.

Photonic crystal optical filter, reflective color filter, display apparatus using the reflective color filter, and method of manufacturing the reflective color filter

A manufacturing method of a waveguide structure includes forming a metal layer of a predetermined size on a substrate to form a structure, forming a lower clad layer on the structure in order to completely cover the metal layer, forming a core layer of a predetermined size on the lower clad layer at the location corresponding to the metal layer, and forming an upper clad layer thereon in order to completely cover the core layer.

Manufacturing method of waveguide having a metal alignment mark

A metallic wave guide and a light delivery module are provided. The metallic waveguide includes a metal body formed of a conductive metal and having an aperture formed therethrough, the aperture having input and output ends. The aperture has a bent portion for changing a light traveling direction between the input and output ends, and a tapered portion between the bent portion and the output end. The tapered portion has a width that is gradually reduced toward the output end, and the aperture is formed in a C-shape by a ridge formed on an inner surface of the metal body.

90&#xb0;-bent metallic waveguide having tapered c-shaped aperture, method of fabricating the waveguide, light delivery module including the waveguide, and heat assisted magnetic recording head having the waveguide

A pattern template includes a flexible substrate, a template mold formed on the flexible substrate to include a pattern, and an alignment mark, the alignment mark has a greater refractive index than that of the template mold. The template is manufactured by providing a master template including a pattern area, coating resin for mold in the pattern area, forming a template mold by installing a flexible plate on the resin for mold and curing the resin for mold by radiating UV rays, separating the template mold and the master template, coating a metal thin film on the template mold, and forming an alignment mark at both sides of the template mold.

Soft template with alignment mark

Provided is a dual-side imprinting lithography system that includes a medium supporting unit that supports a medium wherein both surfaces of the medium are coated with a ultraviolet (UV) hardening resin; a first mold supporting unit and a second mold supporting unit that respectively support a first mold and a second mold, disposed respectively above the medium supporting unit and under the medium supporting unit; a vertical moving device that moves vertically at least one of the medium supporting unit, the first mold supporting unit, and the second mold supporting unit; a first UV radiating device that is installed above the first mold supporting unit to radiate UV rays; and a second UV radiating device that is installed under the second mold supporting unit to radiate UV rays.

Dual-side imprinting lithography system

A heat-assisted magnetic recording head (HAMR) head includes a magnetic recording head including a recording pole for applying a magnetic recording field on a magnetic recording medium and a return pole magnetically connected to the recording pole to form a magnetic path, a light source for emitting light, and an optical transmission module including an photonic crystal waveguide disposed at a side of the magnetic recording head to guide light incident from the light source and a nano aperture for enhancing an optical field by varying an intensity distribution of the light guided through the photonic crystal waveguide.

Heat-assisted magnetic recording head and method of manufacturing the same

A heat-assisted magnetic recording head and a recording apparatus including the same are provided. The heat-assisted magnetic recording head includes a recording portion which produces magnetic field for recording information to a magnetic recording medium, and a waveguide which transmits light therethrough disposed to be adjacent to the recording portion and which emits the light toward the magnetic recording medium, wherein the waveguide comprises a light incident surface; a tapered portion having progressively narrower sections along the transmission direction of the light incident on the light incident surface and entering the waveguide; and a light-emitting surface which emits the light after the light is transmitted through the tapered portion.

Heat-assisted magnetic recording head and recording apparatus including the same

A light delivery module, a method of fabricating the same, a heat-assisted magnetic recording head using the light delivery module are provided. The light delivery module delivers light emitted from a light source. The light delivery module includes an optical waveguide having an inclined plane of an angle &#x3a6; with respect to an incident light axis to deliver an incident light, and a nano aperture changing an energy distribution of the light delivered through the inclined plane to generate an enhanced near-field. The heat-assisted magnetic recording head is mounted on one end of a slider with an air bearing surface to perform a recording operation on a recording medium. The heat-assisted magnetic recording head includes a magnetic path forming unit forming a magnetic field for recording, a light source emitting light for heating a predetermined region of a recording surface of the recording medium, and the light delivery module.

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Eun-Hyoung Cho