摘要:
A convex/concave pattern-forming stamp which is capable of making recesses of a convex/concave pattern uniform in depth and preventing deformation and peeling of portions of the convex/concave pattern at the same time. The stamp has on a surface thereof an annular area formed with protrusions for forming a convex/concave pattern in a resin layer on a surface of a disk-shaped substrate by being pressed against the resin layer. Protrusions for dispersing a pressure applied to the resin layer when the stamp is pressed against the resin layer are formed in at least one of an outer area located radially outward of the annular area and an inner area located radially inward of the annular area.
摘要:
A magnetic recording medium comprising a nonmagnetic base, an SiO.sub.x (x=1.2-1.95) undercoat, an under-layer ferromagnetic metal film consisting of a Co--Ni alloy, an SiO.sub.x (x=1.2-1.95) intermediate layer, an upper-layer ferromagnetic metal protective film consisting of a Co--Ni alloy, a diamond-like carbon protective film, and a lubricant layer, formed in the order of mention, the angles of vapor deposition as measured from lines normal to the upper- and under-layer ferromagnetic metal films being all decreasing toward the upper surfaces. The magnetic recording medium is made by forming an SiO.sub.x (x=1.2-1.95) undercoat by vapor deposition on a flexible nonmagnetic base being fed, forming an under-layer ferromagnetic metal film by vapor deposition of a Co--Ni alloy at a large deposition angle on the supply side and at a small deposition angle on the take up side, rewinding the semi-finished product thus obtained, repeating the foregoing process steps, forming a diamond-like carbon protective film, and further forming a lubricant layer over the diamond-like carbon protective film, all within a vacuum chamber.
摘要:
A magnetic recording medium of the longitudinal recording type is comprised of a magnetic layer on one major surface of a non-magnetic substrate wherein the magnetic layer consists of at least two layers of cobalt-based ferromagnetic metal thin film which are formed by oblique evaporation at an incident angle varying between a maximum .theta.max and a minimum .theta.min. Assuming that the layers disposed close to and remote from the substrate are designated lowermost and uppermost layers, respectively, the lowermost layer of ferromagnetic metal thin film is deposited at a smaller .theta.max value than is the uppermost layer of ferromagnetic metal thin film. The uppermost layer is deposited at a greater .theta.min value than is the lowermost layer. The medium is improved in corrosion resistance and electromagnetic properties properties.
摘要:
A magnetic recording medium including at least a disk substrate 1A, a magnetic recording layer 5 formed with a predetermined concavo-convex pattern on the disk substrate 1A, and a non-magnetic layer 6 filled into concave portions of the concavo-convex pattern, so as to have data track regions 20 and servo pattern regions 21. Due to the existence of concaves and convexes in the surface of each data track region 20, the foregoing problem is solved. On this occasion, arithmetical mean deviation of the assessed profile Ra of the surface of each data track region 20 is preferably not lower than 0.3 nm. The difference in surface level between each concave and each convex existing in the surface of the data track region 20 is preferably not larger than 6 nm.
摘要:
A concave/convex pattern forming method which makes it possible to easily press a stamper against a resin layer, and sufficiently maintain the shape of the concave/convex pattern after removing the stamper. During a resin layer forming process, the resin layer is formed using a resin material having a glass transition temperature higher than room temperature. During a pressing process, temperature control is performed such that temperatures of a substrate, the resin layer, and the stamper become higher than the glass transition temperature of the resin material by not less than 5° C. During a removing process, temperature control is performed such that temperatures of the substrate, the resin layer, and the stamper become not higher than a temperature 20° C. higher than the glass transition temperature of the resin material, and are equal or approximately equal to the temperatures of the substrate, the resin layer, and the stamper during the pressing process.
摘要:
Provided are a manufacturing method for a magnetic recording medium enabling efficient and reliable manufacturing of a magnetic recording medium with minimal surface roughness and good precision in recording and reading information, and a magnetic recording medium with a high degree of surface recording density and good precision in recording and reading information. The magnetic recording medium is constructed by forming a divided recording layer and the like onto a substantially flat base surface of a dummy, such that the base surface side of the dummy serves as a front surface, and a substrate is also attached, after which the dummy is removed.
摘要:
There are provided a next process-determining method capable of determining a next process to be carried out next objectively and at the same time in a short time period, as well as an inspecting method and apparatus which are capable of carrying out a predetermined inspection as to an object to be inspected according to the next process-determining method. A sample object is digitized to sample data formed by digital data. The sample data is compressed into compressed sample data according to a predetermined data format. There is calculated a difference data amount between a data amount of the compressed sample data and a data amount of reference data formed by digitizing and compressing a reference sample object in the same manner as the sample object is processed. Which of a plurality of predetermined numerical ranges the difference data amount belongs to is identified. A predetermined process is determined which is associated with the identified numerical range in advance as a next process to be carried out next.
摘要:
In an information recording medium where respective concave parts of a magnetic layer, which is formed on at least one side e of a substrate and in which a predetermined convex/concave pattern has been formed, are filled with non-magnetic material and non-magnetic layers are formed by the non-magnetic material in at least partial regions of respective upper surfaces of respective convex parts of the magnetic layer, the non-magnetic layers are formed so that parts thereof protrude further in a direction in which the convex parts protrude than other parts of the non-magnetic layers.
摘要:
A magnetic recording medium including at least a disk substrate 1A, a magnetic recording layer 5 formed with a predetermined concavo-convex pattern on the disk substrate 1A, and a non-magnetic layer 6 filled into concave portions of the concavo-convex pattern, so as to have data track regions 20 and servo pattern regions 21. Due to the existence of concaves and convexes in the surface of each servo pattern region 21, the foregoing problem is solved. On this occasion, arithmetical mean deviation of the assessed profile Ra of the surface of each servo pattern region 21 is preferably not lower than 0.3 nm. The difference in surface level between each concave and each convex existing in the surface of the servo pattern region 21 is preferably not larger than 6 nm.
摘要:
A perpendicular magnetic recording medium has a magnetic layer comprised of two stacked sublayers each in the form of ferromagnetic metal thin film consisting of columnar crystal grains wherein the angle .theta. between the average growth direction of the columnar crystal grains and a normal to the substrate is .theta..gtoreq.45.degree. for the lower sublayer and .theta..ltoreq.30.degree. for the upper sublayer, and the mean maximum diameter of columnar crystal grains of the lower sublayer is not smaller than the mean maximum diameter of columnar crystal grains of the upper sublayer. An apparatus suitable for the evaporation of the magnetic layer is arranged as shown in the Figure. Magnetic flux associated with the upper sublayer finds an escape to the lower sublayer, preventing formation of a closed loop of magnetic flux within the columnar crystal grains of the upper sublayer. The lower sublayer is magnetized, thus contributing to an improvement in reproduction output.