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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2018
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Aizawa, Miyagi, JP;
Atsuhiro Abe, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A film-forming apparatus and a method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium are provided. The film-forming apparatus includes a rotating body which moves a base material with a strip shape which has flexibility, a plurality of cathodes which are provided to oppose a rotating surface of the rotating body; and a plurality of accommodating sections which accommodate each of the plurality of cathodes. The method includes sequentially film-forming a plurality of thin films on a base material using a plurality of cathodes which are provided on a moving path of the base material while moving the base material with a strip shape which has flexibility. Each of the plurality of cathodes is accommodated in a plurality of accommodating sections.