The hybrid recording combined optical and magnetic recording technology towards daybreak The research activities in a hybrid recording technology which combines an optical recording technology and a magnetic recording technology is considered to become important in future ultra high density storage. There are so many issues to be clarified and engineering problems which should be solved, such as the research of stable materials, thermal stability at high density, tiny domain recording, the clarifiction of the material design technique including the cool down process and heat conductive character which is suitable for recording, temperature controlling, and the introduction of new medium process including nano-processing technology. In this symposium, researchers actively working […]

Recent Progress on Fabrication Technology of Nanostructured Magnetic Device Recently, there has been an increasing interest in magnetic devices including tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) devices, current-perpendicular-to-the-plane giant magnetoresistance (CPP-GMR) devices and high-frequency magnetic devices (HF-MEMS). For achieving advanced device performances, it is essential to miniaturize and control the structures of the film devices. In this symposium, focus is upon the film fabrication methods and processes that could realize the miniaturization, ultra thin and multilayer, and controlled structures. The researchers actively working in this field will give us an explanatory talk and discuss how the properties and performance of the magnetic devices are related to these fabrication processes. This symposium invites participation […]