Design and analysis of magnetoresistive recording heads

Design and Analysis of Magnetoresistive Recording Heads

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 1-309

  Williams, Edgar M ^a  

^a WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE;

COMPUTER DISK DRIVES; DESIGN AND ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC DISK DRIVE; MAGNETORESISTANCE EFFECTS; MAGNETORESISTIVE; RECORDING HEAD; STORAGE CAPACITY; TECHNICAL LEVELS;

RECORDING INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 85036554750     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1109/9780470547243     Document Type: Book

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