Perpendicular Magnetic Recording

Yoichiro Tanaka, Shunichi Iwasaki, Hiroaki Muraoka

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Abstract

Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR) was invented in 1975 by Shunichi Iwasaki, a Professor of Tohoku University at that time, and his research group. The first paper to report successful experimental demonstration of high density recording by PMR was published in 1977 in the IEEE Transactions of Magnetics. After 28 years of intensive works, perpendicular magnetic recording was commercialized on hard disk drive (HDD) in 2005. It achieved great success used for all hard disk drives within a couple of years. In this paper, an innovation of PMR research and its engineering HDD integration processes from the invention to the commercialized products are reviewed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 IEEE HISTory of ELectrotechnolgy CONference, HISTELCON 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages13-18
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781509065523
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018 Nov 14
Event2017 IEEE HISTory of ELectrotechnolgy CONference, HISTELCON 2017 - Kobe, Japan
Duration: 2017 Aug 72017 Aug 8

Publication series

Name2017 IEEE HISTory of ELectrotechnolgy CONference, HISTELCON 2017

Conference

Conference2017 IEEE HISTory of ELectrotechnolgy CONference, HISTELCON 2017
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityKobe
Period17/8/717/8/8

Keywords

  • Co-Cr
  • Co-Pt-Cr-O
  • double layered medium
  • hard disk drive
  • head
  • medium
  • perpendicular magnetic recording
  • single-pole-type head

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