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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2011
Liesl Folks, Campbell, CA (US);
Michael K. Grobis, San Jose, CA (US);
Dan S. Kercher, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Ricardo Ruiz, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Kentaro Takano, San Jose, CA (US);
Bruce D. Terris, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Qing Zhu, San Jose, CA (US);
Liesl Folks, Campbell, CA (US);
Michael K. Grobis, San Jose, CA (US);
Dan S. Kercher, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Ricardo Ruiz, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Kentaro Takano, San Jose, CA (US);
Bruce D. Terris, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Qing Zhu, San Jose, CA (US);
HGST Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a patterned magnetic storage medium is disclosed herein. The magnetic storage medium includes a pattern formed on a substrate. The pattern includes at least a first and second feature and an edge defined between the first and second features. Additionally, the magnetic storage medium includes a magnetic layer formed on the pattern. The magnetic layer includes grains separated by a non-magnetic segregant boundary. The segregant boundary is positioned above the edge of the pattern.