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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1999
Michael P. O'Neill, Richmond, CA (US);
Terrence L. Wong, San Francisco, CA (US);
David K. Warland, Davis, CA (US);
Kunjithapatham Balasubramanian, Emeryville, CA (US);
Matthew C. Bashaw, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Timothy Learmonth, Berkeley, CA (US);
Gregory A. McDermott, Oakland, CA (US);
Raghuram Narayan, Alameda, CA (US);
Judith C. Powelson, Alameda, CA (US);
Ting Zhou, El Cerrito, CA (US);
LSI Logic Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for recording information on a phase change medium is disclosed. The method includes irradiating a region of the phase change medium with a first dose of laser energy. A first portion of the region is irradiated with a second dose of laser energy in a manner that causes the first portion of the region irradiated with the second dose of laser energy to be in a different state than a second portion of the region that is not irradiated by the second dose of laser energy.