DE2231138A1 - Aufzeichnungstraeger fuer magnetschichtspeicher und verfahren zu seiner herstellung - Google Patents
Aufzeichnungstraeger fuer magnetschichtspeicher und verfahren zu seiner herstellungInfo
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- DE2231138A1 DE2231138A1 DE19722231138 DE2231138A DE2231138A1 DE 2231138 A1 DE2231138 A1 DE 2231138A1 DE 19722231138 DE19722231138 DE 19722231138 DE 2231138 A DE2231138 A DE 2231138A DE 2231138 A1 DE2231138 A1 DE 2231138A1
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- ferrite
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Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01F—MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
- H01F10/00—Thin magnetic films, e.g. of one-domain structure
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- H01F10/18—Thin magnetic films, e.g. of one-domain structure characterised by magnetic layers characterised by the composition being compounds
- H01F10/20—Ferrites
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Materials Engineering (AREA)
- Power Engineering (AREA)
- Compounds Of Iron (AREA)
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- Hard Magnetic Materials (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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JP4645671A JPS514086B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) | 1971-06-25 | 1971-06-25 | |
JP46053265A JPS5124241B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) | 1971-07-17 | 1971-07-17 | |
JP5376871A JPS514087B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) | 1971-07-19 | 1971-07-19 |
Publications (1)
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DE2231138A1 true DE2231138A1 (de) | 1973-01-25 |
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DE19722231138 Pending DE2231138A1 (de) | 1971-06-25 | 1972-06-26 | Aufzeichnungstraeger fuer magnetschichtspeicher und verfahren zu seiner herstellung |
Country Status (4)
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DE (1) | DE2231138A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
FR (1) | FR2143435B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
GB (1) | GB1396124A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
NL (1) | NL7208637A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE2835203A1 (de) * | 1977-08-15 | 1979-02-22 | Philips Nv | Polykristalline magnetooptische kobaltferritschicht und verfahren zu deren herstellung |
EP0155532A1 (de) * | 1984-03-02 | 1985-09-25 | BASF Aktiengesellschaft | Magnetische Aufzeichnungsträger |
Families Citing this family (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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JPS51119998A (en) * | 1976-01-24 | 1976-10-20 | Kyocera Corp | Magnetic thin film memory |
JPS51119999A (en) * | 1976-01-24 | 1976-10-20 | Kyocera Corp | Magnetic thin film memory |
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1972
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Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE2835203A1 (de) * | 1977-08-15 | 1979-02-22 | Philips Nv | Polykristalline magnetooptische kobaltferritschicht und verfahren zu deren herstellung |
EP0155532A1 (de) * | 1984-03-02 | 1985-09-25 | BASF Aktiengesellschaft | Magnetische Aufzeichnungsträger |
Also Published As
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FR2143435B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) | 1978-03-03 |
GB1396124A (en) | 1975-06-04 |
FR2143435A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) | 1973-02-02 |
NL7208637A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) | 1972-12-28 |
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