Title :
Shingled Recording for 2–3 Tbit/in
Author :
Greaves, Simon ; Kanai, Yasushi ; Muraoka, Hiroaki
Author_Institution :
RIEC, Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
Head and media designs for shingled recording are described, targeting areal recording densities of 2-3 Tbit/in2. The potential of the designs was evaluated using micromagnetic simulations. The possibility of achieving multiple Tbit/in2 is demonstrated using a continuous, perpendicular recording medium. The effects of write head skew, inter-granular exchange coupling and read head offset are discussed.
Keywords :
exchange interactions (electron); magnetic hysteresis; micromagnetics; perpendicular magnetic recording; areal recording densities; head design; hysteresis loops; intergranular exchange coupling; media design; micromagnetic simulations; perpendicular recording medium; read head offset; shingled recording; write head skew; Perpendicular media; heads; shingle recording; simulation;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2009.2021663