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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Wd Media, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Homola, Naples, FL (US);
Chunbin Zhang, Fremont, CA (US);
Paul C. Dorsey, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David Treves, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
WD Media, LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25D 5/02 (2006.01); C25D 7/00 (2006.01); G11B 5/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/31 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of fabricating a magnetic recording disk including providing a magnetic recording layer having a pattern of raised areas and recessed areas formed thereon and providing a mask layer on the raised areas of the magnetic recording layer. The method further including electrodepositing a first protection layer on the magnetic recording layer, removing the mask layer, and depositing a second protection layer above the first protection layer.