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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2003
Neil Deeman, Fremont, CA (US);
Shih-fu Lee, Fremont, CA (US);
Neil Deeman, Fremont, CA (US);
Shih-Fu Lee, Fremont, CA (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A stamper/imprinter for use in forming a magnetic transition pattern in a magnetic material by means of contact printing, comprising: (a) a non-magnetic substrate having a major surface comprising a patterned plurality of spaced-apart recesses with a plurality of non-recessed areas therebetween, the patterned plurality of recesses corresponding to the magnetic transition pattern to be formed in the magnetic material; and (b) unidirectionally permanently magnetized material filling each of the plurality of recesses and having exposed surfaces substantially coplanar with the plurality of non-recessed areas.