Perpendicular magnetic recording medium with single domain exchange-coupled soft magnetic underlayer and device incorporating same

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12987975

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A perpendicular magnetic recording disk having a single domain exchange-coupled laminated soft magnetic underlayer (SUL) is disclosed. The SUL is a combination synthetic anti-parallel coupled SUL structure, which has the product (Mst) of saturation magnetization and film thickness of the middle ferromagnetic layer less than the sum of the Mst of the bottom and top ferromagnetic layers. Subjected to a post radial field reset process, this SUL provides single domain state. Moreover, both robustness of stray fields and low permeability are obtained while keeping excellent corrosion resistance and cost effective manufacturability.

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WD MEDIA INC1710 AUTOMATION PARKWAY SAN JOSE CA 95131

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Bertero, Gerardo A Redwood City, US 48 1433
Jung, Hong-Sik Pleasanton, US 8 523
Jung, Jackie Tsoi Cupertino, US 1 69
Malhotra, Sudhir S Fremont, US 10 483
Velu, Emur M Fremont, US 2 149

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