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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2004
Magnetic recording media with discrete tracks of magnetic material in a magnetically soft underlayer
Edward Charles Gage, Mars, PA (US);
Gary Clark Rauch, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Rene Johannes Marinus Van DE Veerdonk, Wexford, PA (US);
Hans Juergen Richter, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Terry Wayne Mcdaniel, Volcano, CA (US);
Mark H. Kryder, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Edward Charles Gage, Mars, PA (US);
Gary Clark Rauch, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Rene Johannes Marinus van de Veerdonk, Wexford, PA (US);
Hans Juergen Richter, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Terry Wayne McDaniel, Volcano, CA (US);
Mark H. Kryder, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A magnetic recording medium comprises a magnetically soft underlayer having a plurality of cavities in a surface thereof, and a magnetic recording material in the cavities, wherein a surface of the magnetic recording material in the cavities is substantially coplanar with the surface of the soft underlayer. A recording system that includes the recording medium is also included.