Abstract:
Provided herein are apparatuses and methods, including patterning a first set of features in a servo zone to form a patterned servo zone while a first mask protects a data zone from the patterning. The first mask may be removed from the data zone. The apparatuses and methods may further include patterning a second set of features in the data zone to form a patterned data zone while a second mask protects the patterned servo zone from the patterning.
Abstract:
A substrate having an arrangement of self-assembling magnetic domains and a method of fabrication therefor. In some embodiments, a substrate is patterned with a plurality of chemically contrasted alignment features, and a block copolymer having a magnetic component and a non-magnetic component is deposited onto the substrate. The block copolymer self-assembles into a sequence of magnetic domains responsive to the alignment features. The period of the alignment features is between about 2 times and about 10 times the period of the magnetic domains.
Abstract:
A method is disclosed that includes forming at least one substrate alignment mark and at least one lithography alignment mark in a substrate; forming a seed layer on the substrate; and forming a guide pattern and at least one guide pattern alignment mark in the seed layer, where the at least one guide pattern alignment mark is formed over the at least one substrate alignment mark. The method further includes determining an alignment error of the at least one guide pattern alignment mark relative to the at least one substrate alignment mark; and patterning features on at least one region of the substrate, where the features are positioned on the substrate based on the at least one lithography alignment mark and the alignment error.
Abstract:
The embodiments disclose a structure, including a first layer selectively etched on a substrate with a seedlayer deposited thereon, a first layer bit patterned growth guiding mechanism on the seedlayer, and a plurality of bit patterned magnetic recording features grown on the seedlayer guided by the growth guiding mechanism.
Abstract:
A method of forming patterned magnetic media disclosed herein includes patterning a guiding layer on a substrate to form a nucleation guiding pattern. A layer of magnetic material is formed over the nucleation guiding pattern. The magnetic material may comprise a non-magnetic segregant. Magnetic grains are grown in a down-track direction and in a cross-track direction responsive to the nucleation guiding pattern and the non-magnetic segregant forms grain boundaries between the magnetic grains.
Abstract:
Provided herein is a method, including creating a first layer over a substrate, wherein the first layer is configured for directed self-assembly of a block copolymer thereover; creating a continuous second layer over the first layer by directed self-assembly of a block copolymer, wherein the second layer is also configured for directed self-assembly of a block copolymer thereover; and creating a third layer over the continuous second layer by directed self-assembly of a block copolymer. Also provided is an apparatus, comprising a continuous first layer comprising a thin film of a first, phase-separated block copolymer, wherein the first layer comprises a first chemoepitaxial template configured for directed self-assembly of a block copolymer thereon; and a second layer on the first layer, wherein the second layer comprises a thin film of a second, phase-separated block copolymer.
Abstract:
Provided herein is a method, including creating a first pattern in a data region of a substrate, and creating a second pattern in a servo region of a substrate. A circumferential line pattern is created overlapping the first pattern to create rectangle-shaped protrusions in the data region of the substrate. A chevron pattern is created overlapping the second pattern to create chevron-derived protrusions in the servo region of the substrate.
Abstract:
The embodiments disclose a method of using a trimmed imprinted resist and chemical contrast pattern to guide a directed self-assembly (DSA) of a predetermined lamellar block copolymer (BCP), creating chromium (Cr) lamellar guiding lines using the BCP and DSA in a dry Cr lift-off process and etching the Cr lamellar guiding line patterns into a substrate to fabricate the imprint template.
Abstract:
Provided herein is a method, including a) transferring an initial pattern of an initial template to a substrate; b) performing block copolymer self-assembly over the substrate with a density multiplication factor k; c) creating a subsequent pattern in a subsequent template with the density multiplication factor k; and d) repeating steps a)-c) with the subsequent template as the initial template until a design specification for the subsequent pattern with respect to pattern density and pattern resolution is met.
Abstract:
A method is disclosed that includes forming at least one substrate alignment mark and at least one lithography alignment mark in a substrate; forming a seed layer on the substrate; and forming a guide pattern and at least one guide pattern alignment mark in the seed layer, where the at least one guide pattern alignment mark is formed over the at least one substrate alignment mark. The method further includes determining an alignment error of the at least one guide pattern alignment mark relative to the at least one substrate alignment mark; and patterning features on at least one region of the substrate, where the features are positioned on the substrate based on the at least one lithography alignment mark and the alignment error.