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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Wd Media, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gerardo A. Bertero, Redwood City, CA (US);
Michael Alex, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
WD Media, LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/66 (2006.01); G11B 5/84 (2006.01); G11B 5/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/84 (2013.01); G11B 5/62 (2013.01); G11B 5/66 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for forming implanted capping layers in magnetic media for magnetic recording are provided. One such method includes providing an underlayer, providing a magnetic recording layer on the underlayer, the magnetic recording layer including a bottom surface and a top surface where the bottom surface is between the top surface and the underlayer, and implanting a capping material in the top surface of the magnetic recording layer using a direct implantation technique or an indirect implantation technique.