Data storage and retrieval using perpendicular media and magnetoresistive read transducer

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 2538-2542

  Ho, Kuoksan ^a   Kane, Matthew H ^a   Lairson, Bruce M ^a   Noyes, George I ^b   Harig, John C ^b   Kim, Young K ^b  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b Quantum Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetoresistive device; Perpendicular magnetic recording

Indexed keywords

DATA TRANSFER; DIGITAL FILTERS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MAGNETIC HEADS; MAGNETIC THIN FILMS; METALLIC SUPERLATTICES; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TRANSDUCERS;

IMPULSE RESPONSE; MAGNETORESISTIVE READ TRANSDUCERS; MULTILAYER PERPENDICULAR MEDIA;

MAGNETIC RECORDING;

EID: 0031185426     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.595913     Document Type: Article

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