Nec Corporation

Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Samsung Sdi Co., Inc.

Hoya Corporation

Shinzo Tsuboi

Katsumichi Tagami

Ichiro Fujieda

Hirotaka Hokkyo

Kazuhiko Hayashi

Takashi Fukuchi

Katsumi Suemitsu

Takashi Funuchi

An emitting device in an organic electroluminescent device is disclosed, in which a lower electrode pattern is formed on a substrate, an emitting layer pattern is formed on the lower electrode pattern, and a transparent electrode is formed on the emitting layer pattern and an emitting body having a structure in which an organic thin film emits light when an application current is applied to it. The pattern of the transparent electrode completely covers and is larger than that of the lower electrode. The pattern of the transparent electrode is formed over the entire area of the pattern of the lower electrode.

Organic electroluminescent device including covered lower electrode

Organic electroluminescent element and organic electroluminescent device including the same

The present invention provides a perpendicular magnetic recording mediumhaving a perpendicular magnetization filmformed on a substratewherein a high perpendicular orientation filmhaving higher perpendicular orientation than that of the perpendicular magnetization filmis formed over or/and under the perpendicular magnetization film

Perpendicular magnetic recording medium

A light emitting device and the production method thereof are provided, which are characterized by low manufacturing costs, low power consumption, and high luminous efficiency. The production method comprises processes of forming a transparent electrode layer above a transparent substrate in order to supply current to a luminous material layer, forming the luminous material layer emitting light by supplying the current thereto on the transparent electrode layer, and forming a reflecting electrode layer on the luminous material layer in order to supply current to the luminous material layer. A plurality of opening is formed in the transparent electrode layer with a predetermined pattern. By the openings, slope sections are formed in the luminous material layer and the reflecting electrode layer. Thereby, it is possible to increase the luminous efficiency of the light emitting device.

Light emitting device and production method thereof

An organic electroluminescence device is provided which is capable of providing light emission lasting time that can be practically used, that is, of improving its light emission life. A light emitting body used in the organic electroluminescence device is made up of a lower electrode layer, a light emitting layer and a transparent electrode layer being stacked in order on a substrate. As a material for the transparent electrode layer, a substance &ldquo;In Sn O &rdquo; being a mixture of an oxide of indium with tin is employed as its chief component. A material having hygroscopicity is formed adjacent to the transparent electrode layer. Light emitting element portion made up of the electrode and light emitting material layer is the electroluminescence device.

Light emitting body, light emitting element and light emitting display device using same

The present invention provides a perpendicular magnetic recording medium having a perpendicular magnetization film formed on a substrate , wherein a high perpendicular orientation film having higher perpendicular orientation than that of the perpendicular magnetization film is formed over or/and under the perpendicular magnetization film

It is intended to reduce the media noise, and to improve the recording density dependence of read output voltage. The present invention provides a perpendicular magnetic recording media and its manufacturing process, wherein a perpendicular magnetic recording medium comprises a soft magnetic underlayer film and a perpendicular magnetizing film, these films being formed on a substrate in this order, a smoothness control film such as Cr film, being inserted between the substrate and the soft magnetic underlayer film. Therefore, perpendicular orientation and surface smoothness are improved for the perpendicular magnetizing film laminated on the smooth surface of the soft magnetic underlayer film. As the perpendicular orientation is improved for the perpendicular magnetizing film, the initial layer is reduced, thereby media noise being lowered and recording density dependence of read output voltage being improved. In addition, as the surface smoothness is improved for the perpendicular magnetizing film, sliding characteristics of a recording/reproducing head is also improved, thereby this also lowering the media noise.

Perpendicular magnetic recording medium and manufacturing process therefor

A thermal stability measuring method for a magnetic recording medium includes heating the magnetic recording medium, reproducing an information recorded on the magnetic recording medium, and measuring a thermal stability according to a reproduction output during the heating.

Magnetic recording medium thermal stability measuring method and thermal stability measuring apparatus

In a perpendicular magnetic recording medium, a soft magnetic film playing the role of an back layer, but not having a domain wall structure, is positioned beneath a perpendicular magnetization film. Such a back layer improves the envelope characteristic of the medium at the time of recording and reproduction. Moreover, the medium is free from spike noise and the decrease or cancellation of recorded magnetization ascribable to the movement of the domain wall of a back layer. The medium of the present invention is therefore a drastic solution to the problems particular to a conventional perpendicular magnetic recording medium and realizes desirable recording and reproducing characteristics.

A magnetic disk drive for recording and reproducing data out of a magnetic disk with a magnetoresisive (MR) head contacting the disk is disclosed. When the MR device is spaced from the surface of the medium by a recess of less than 15 nm inclusive, the surface of the medium is provided with a sheet resistance of less than 5 &OHgr;/cm,inclusive. When the sheet resistance is greater than 5 &OHgr;/cm,, the recess is selected to be 16 nm or above. To enhance a frequency characteristic, the surface of the disk is provided with an undulation period of greater than 2 &mgr;m inclusive in the direction of movement of a head and a surface roughness of less than 1 nm inclusive. With this configuration, the disk drive obviates electrical faults ascribable to the sliding contact of the head and disk.

Magnetic disk drive

The present invention provides a magnetic disc apparatus comprising a vertical two-layered magnetic recording (MR) medium and a mono-pole/MR composite head or ID/MR composite head, wherein the vertical two-layered magnetic recording medium includes a vertical magnetization film formed on an undercoat soft magnetic film having no magnetic domain wall structure. This eliminates the fatal defect of a conventional vertical two-layered medium that an undercoat soft magnetic film domain wall is easily shifted by an external magnetic field generated by motors for disc rotation and head positioning, causing demagnetization of the recording magnetization to lower the output. The magnetic disc apparatus according to the present invention enables to obtain a high output stability.

Magnetic disc apparatus

In the recorded magnetization state measurement method of this invention, a recorded magnetization pattern formed on a medium is first detected by a magnetic force microscope (MFM). An MFM output signal extractor then extracts a one-dimensional MFM output signal along the direction of recording at a prescribed MFM reproduction width from the recorded magnetization pattern detected by the magnetic force microscope. A waveform value analyzer then calculates as output reproduction the average value of amplitude of the MFM output signal extracted by the MFM output signal extractor and calculates as medium noise the standard deviation of amplitude of the MFM output signal.

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Tokyo, Japan

Shinzo Tsuboi