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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2003
Haun Tang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jing Gui, Fremont, CA (US);
Samuel John Falcone, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Joseph Stirniman, San Jose, CA (US);
Li-ping Wang, Fremont, CA (US);
Haun Tang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jing Gui, Fremont, CA (US);
Samuel John Falcone, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Joseph Stirniman, San Jose, CA (US);
Li-Ping Wang, Fremont, CA (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
High areal recording density, magnetic hard disk recording media including CSS landing zones with laser-textured surfaces having shallow bump heights of from about 40 to about 80 Å, bump spacing in the circumferential and radial directions of from about 10 to about 30 μm, and bump diameter of from about 4 to about 8 μm, are provided for use in disk drive systems utilizing padded head sliders operating at very low head slider flying heights of about 0.7 μinch or below.