Materials characterization in the magentic media and optical storage industry focuses on characterizing the magentic, carbon, and lubricous layers on disks, failure analysis on both disks and drives, and materials development for advanced tribological coatings. For over 20 years materials characterization has been critical in developing high density rigid disks, reliable high performance disk drives, and advanced magneto optical disks for high capacity long-lived archival storage. These three areas will be the focus of our stort centered learning, including the historical development of QA/QC testing for rigid magnetic disks, failure analysis and problem solving in hard drive failures, and materials characterization to support development of advanced magneto-optical disks.
Problem 1 - Development of QA/QC testing for rigid magnetic disks
Problem 2 - Failure analysis on disks, heads, and other compmenents from hard drive assemblies
Problem 3 - Materials characterization to support process and materials development of high capacity optical and optomagentic media
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