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Memory disc, manufacturing method thereof, and method of manufacturing disc drive utilizing such memory disc

US6410103B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 24, 1999
Grant dateJun 25, 2002
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Expiry dateFeb 24, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/6011
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A memory disc for use in a memory disc, comprising a lubricant layer which consists essentially of a non-fluid bonding lubricant, or comprises a lubricant layer which contains at least 90% of non-fluid bonding lubricant. Such memory disc is fabricated through steps of: forming a protective carbon layer; coating a lubricant on a disc substrate; subjecting the resultant substrate to an adhesion treatment to form a bonding layer of lubricant adhering to the disc substrate; and removing a free fluid layer of the lubricant remaining on the bonding layer. Thus, the memory disc has essentially no fluid component that can flow during read/write operations.

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