System and method for providing a protective layer having a graded intermediate layer

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PATENT NO 9805748
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14313550

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A method of providing an apparatus with a protective layer by simultaneously depositing carbon and seed material on the apparatus to form an intermediate layer, wherein the carbon and seed material have a percentage composition that varies as a function of the intermediate layer thickness; and then providing a diamond-like carbon (DLC) layer adjacent to the intermediate layer to produce the protective layer.

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WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY SAN JOSE CA 95119

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Bunnak, Phuwanai Pathumthani, TH 3 9
Gong, Yongping Pakkret, TH 45 472
Loo, Kah Choong Pakkret, TH 4 14
Siangchaew, Krisda Ta Sai, TH 11 65
Suswadi, Budi Bangkok, TH 1 2

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