Patent · US Active

Thin film structure with controlled lateral thermal spreading in the thin film

US8149539B2 · kind B2 · utility

5Cited by
8References
19Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateDec 8, 2010
Grant dateApr 3, 2012
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 8, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2005/0021
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus includes a magnetic layer, a heat sink layer, and a thermal resistor layer between the magnetic layer and the heat sink layer. The apparatus may be configured as a thin film structure arranged for data storage. The apparatus may also include an interlayer positioned between the magnetic layer and the thermal resistor layer.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.