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Magnetic recording medium with controlled surface characteristics

US10580447B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 12, 2016
Grant dateMar 3, 2020
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/73935
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A magnetic recording medium has a recording surface having an average surface roughness SRa of 3.0 nm or less, the number of projections having a height of 7.5 nm or more included in a unit region (where the unit region is a square region with each side having a length of 30 μm) of the recording surface is 256 or more, and the number of projections having a height of 15 nm or more included in the unit region of the recording surface is 0 or more and 104 or less.

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