Thin-film media - Current and future technology

IBM Journal of Research and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 511-535

  Johnson, K E ^a,b,c,d   Mate, C M ^e,f   Merz, J A ^g   White, R L ^g   Wu, A W ^g  

^a IBM   (United States)

^b BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g IBM Almaden Research Center ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC DISK STORAGE; MAGNETIC HEADS; MAGNETIC RECORDING; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

THIN FILM DISKS;

MAGNETIC THIN FILMS;

EID: 0030232977     PISSN: 00188646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1147/rd.405.0511     Document Type: Article

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