JP2008084535A - Magnetic recording medium, manufacturing method therefor, and magnetic recording and reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a magnetic recording medium which achieves stable recording and reproduction. <P>SOLUTION: The magnetic recording medium has a servo area which includes a preamble area and a burst area and is formed with marks of a magnetic substance and a data area formed with discrete tracks of the magnetic substance; the burst area includes a signal part and a non-signal part; rectangular marks of the magnetic substance having rectangular plane shape in a periodical pattern along the direction of the tracks in the signal part are formed; rectangular marks of the magnetic substance having rectangular plane shape in a periodical pattern along the direction of the tracks in the non-signal parts are formed; the period of rectangular marks of the magnetic substance is different from that of the rectangular marks of the magnetic substance of the signal part in the non-signal part: the sizes of the rectangular marks of the signal part and the rectangular marks of the non-signal part in a direction intersecting with the tracks are approximately the same: in addition, the area ratio of the magnetic substance pattern is approximately the same in the signal part and the non-signal part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium, a method for manufacturing the same, and a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus using the magnetic recording medium, and more particularly to an apparatus to which an imprint lithography technique is applied.

  In a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus, it is necessary to increase the recording density of a magnetic recording medium in response to a demand for a large capacity. In a magnetic recording medium having a high recording density, when data is recorded on a certain track by the magnetic head, there is a high possibility that the data recorded on the adjacent track is adversely affected. In order to solve this problem, there has been proposed a magnetic recording medium (discrete track medium) in which tracks are formed of magnetic materials that are physically separated from each other in the track width direction (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  The magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus reads the servo data from the servo area of the magnetic recording medium and positions the magnetic head. In a current magnetic recording medium, a servo area is formed by magnetic recording on a magnetic film using a servo writer. On the other hand, in a discrete track medium, it is preferable to form a magnetic pattern obtained by processing a magnetic film even in the servo area. Such a magnetic recording medium is a so-called patterned medium, and is preferably manufactured using an imprint lithography method. Here, when the size of the magnetic pattern is about 500 nm or less, it becomes difficult to process the magnetic material using photolithography. Further, a fine structure having a size of 500 nm or less can be formed by using electron beam lithography, but the throughput is low because the drawing speed is low. On the other hand, the imprint lithography method has an advantage that patterned media can be produced with high throughput.

  A method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium (patterned medium) using the imprint lithography method will be described. First, an imprint stamper having convex portions having a pattern opposite to the magnetic material pattern on the magnetic recording medium is produced by the following method, for example. An electron beam resist is applied on the master, a predetermined pattern is drawn with an electron beam, and developed to form an uneven pattern of the electron beam resist. Electroforming is performed on the master on which the concavo-convex pattern of the electron beam resist is formed, and a metal disk formed by electroforming is peeled off to produce an imprint stamper. Next, a magnetic recording medium is produced by, for example, the following imprint lithography method. A magnetic film is formed on the substrate and a resist is applied. The imprint stamper is pressed against the resist to transfer the irregularities on the surface of the imprint stamper to the resist surface. After removing the imprint stamper, the magnetic film is processed using the resist having the concavo-convex transferred thereon as a mask to manufacture a magnetic recording medium (patterned medium) on which a desired magnetic pattern is formed.

  If the imprint lithography method is used as described above, an imprint stamper produced using electron beam lithography can be used in the imprint process many times, and the throughput of the imprint process is high. Manufacturing cost can be reduced. In addition, it is possible to improve the positional accuracy between the servo area and the discrete track by collectively forming the magnetic material pattern in the servo area and the discrete track in the data area. In order to improve the recording density, it is advantageous to apply to the manufacture of a perpendicular magnetic recording medium.

However, when a magnetic recording medium is manufactured by imprint lithography, the thickness of the magnetic film to be formed varies depending on the pattern of the servo area. As a result, there is a problem that recording / reproduction becomes unstable. I came.
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  An object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic recording medium that can perform stable recording and reproduction with little variation in the thickness of the magnetic film, a method for manufacturing such a magnetic recording medium, and a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus using the magnetic recording medium Is to provide.

  A magnetic recording medium according to an aspect of the present invention includes a servo area including a preamble area and a burst area where a magnetic mark is formed, and a data area where a discrete track of the magnetic material is formed. The area includes a signal portion and a non-signal portion, and the signal portion is formed with a rectangular mark of the magnetic body having a rectangular pattern in a periodic pattern along the track direction, and the signal portion is formed in the non-signal portion. The magnetic mark is formed in a pattern different from the rectangular mark pattern.

  A method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium according to another aspect of the present invention includes depositing a magnetic film on a substrate, applying a resist on the magnetic film, pressing an imprint master on the resist, and applying the imprint master to the resist. An uneven pattern corresponding to the patterns of the servo area and the data area of the magnetic recording medium is imprinted, and the magnetic film is processed using the resist after imprinting as a mask.

  A magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus according to still another aspect of the present invention includes the magnetic recording medium and a magnetic head that performs recording / reproducing on the magnetic recording medium.

  In the magnetic recording medium according to the embodiment of the present invention, since the magnetic mark is formed in the non-signal portion of the burst area, the difference in the area ratio of the magnetic pattern between the servo area and the data area is reduced. Yes. Also in the imprint stamper used for manufacturing this magnetic recording medium, the difference in the area ratio of the convex portions between the portions is small. For this reason, the difference in thickness of the resist residue after imprinting can be suppressed, and a magnetic pattern having a substantially uniform thickness can be formed by etching the magnetic film using this resist as a mask. Therefore, stable recording and reproduction can be performed with the magnetic recording medium according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a magnetic recording medium according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, but a technique contrasted with the present invention will also be described.
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a magnetic recording medium (discrete track medium) that is assumed to be manufactured using an imprint lithography method. As shown in FIG. 1, this magnetic recording medium has a servo area 1 where magnetic marks are formed and a data area 2 where magnetic discrete tracks are formed. The servo area 1 includes a preamble area 11, an address area 12, and a burst area (positioning burst area) 13. It should be noted that a portion other than the mark of the magnetic material may be filled with a non-magnetic material or may be a gap. In the following description, it is assumed that a non-magnetic material is filled between magnetic marks. In a perpendicular magnetic recording medium, the magnetic mark is previously magnetized in the vertical direction.

  The preamble area 11 is read by the magnetic head 50 before the address area 12 and the burst area 13, and is used for adjusting the amplification factor of the signal amplifier to make the amplitude constant. The preamble region 11 has a pattern in which a plurality of magnetic linear marks extending in the track width direction are arranged so that the same signal can be obtained regardless of the track position of the magnetic head 50.

  The address area 12 has track data and sector data. The track data is a gray code so that the magnetic head 50 can read it even during a seek.

  The burst area 13 is provided for moving the magnetic head 50 to the center of a predetermined track. The burst region 13 includes a signal portion 13a in which a rectangular mark of magnetic material and a nonmagnetic material therebetween are formed at equal intervals along the track direction, and a non-signal portion 13b made of only a nonmagnetic material without a magnetic mark. Including. The burst area 13 has the same pattern as the burst area in a current magnetic recording medium on which magnetic recording is performed using a servo writer. The signal unit 13a includes bursts A to D having different relative positions from the track center. When the magnetic head 50 traces the burst region 13, the strength of the reproduction signal changes according to the deviation of the magnetic head 50 from the track center. That is, if the center of the magnetic head 50 is coincident with the center of the track, the signal intensities obtained from the burst A and the burst B are equal. On the other hand, for example, if the magnetic head 50 is displaced in the burst A direction, the signal intensity from the burst A is strong and the signal intensity from the burst B is weak. Therefore, the head position with respect to the center of the track can be calculated from the reproduction signal from the burst region, and the magnetic head 50 can be moved to the center of the track by feedback control of the head position.

  Here, an example of the area ratio of the magnetic material in each region of the magnetic recording medium shown in FIG. 1 will be shown. In the preamble region 11, the magnetic linear marks and the nonmagnetic material therebetween are formed at equal intervals along the track direction, so the area ratio of the magnetic marks is about 50%. Since the pattern varies depending on the address value in the address region 12, the area ratio of the magnetic marks varies depending on the address. In the burst region 13, a signal portion 13a in which rectangular marks of magnetic material and a nonmagnetic material therebetween are formed at equal intervals along the track direction, and a non-signal portion 13b made of only a nonmagnetic material without a magnetic mark are formed. Therefore, the area ratio of the magnetic mark is about 25%. The area ratio of the discrete track of the magnetic material in the data area 2 is set to about 67%.

  As described above, in the magnetic recording medium shown in FIG. 1, the area ratio of the magnetic marks is about 50% in the preamble area 11, about 25% in the burst area 13, and about 67% in the data area 2. When the magnetic recording medium having the structure of FIG. 1 is manufactured by the imprint lithography method, an imprint stamper in which a concave portion corresponding to a magnetic portion of the medium and a convex portion corresponding to a non-magnetic portion are formed is used. Therefore, in the imprint stamper used for manufacturing the above magnetic recording medium, the area ratio of the convex portion is opposite to the area ratio of the magnetic pattern on the medium, and is approximately 50% in the preamble portion and approximately 75 in the burst portion. %, And about 33% in the data part. Since the imprint stamper is manufactured by a method including electron beam lithography as described above, the height of the convex portion is constant in any region.

  With reference to FIGS. 2A to 2D, problems that may occur when a magnetic recording medium having the structure of FIG. 1 is manufactured using such an imprint stamper will be described. In order to clarify the problem, FIGS. 2A to 2D show two adjacent regions in the imprint stamper 20 in which the area ratios of the convex portions are greatly different from each other.

  FIG. 2A shows a state in which a resist 33 is applied on the magnetic film 32 formed on the substrate 31 and the imprint stamper 20 is disposed so as to face the resist 33. In the imprint stamper 20, the area ratio of the convex portion is small in the left region and large in the right region.

  FIG. 2B shows an initial stage of an imprint process in which pressure is applied to press the imprint stamper 20 against the resist 33. The convex portion of the imprint stamper 20 is pushed into the resist 33, and the resist pushed away by the convex portion enters the concave portion of the imprint stamper 20. In the region where the area ratio of the convex portion is large as shown on the right side of FIG. 2B, the concave portion of the imprint stamper 20 is filled with the pushed resist at this stage. Resist has a high viscosity and cannot move a long distance during imprinting. For this reason, even if more pressure is applied from this state, the imprint depth cannot be increased by pushing the convex portion into the resist in the right region. On the other hand, in the region where the area ratio of the convex portions is small as shown on the left side of FIG. 2B, the amount of resist pushed away by the convex portions is small, and the concave portions of the imprint stamper 20 are still filled with the pushed resist. Absent. Therefore, when further pressure is applied from this state, the convex portion of the imprint stamper 20 can be pushed into the resist in the left region.

  FIG. 2C shows the final stage of the imprint process. As shown in this figure, the state in the right region is the same as that in FIG. 2B, but in the left region, the convex portion is further pushed into the resist from the state in FIG. It is increasing. As a result, distortion occurs in an intermediate region between the right region and the left region of the imprint stamper 20. At this stage, the concave portion of the imprint stamper 20 is filled with the pushed-off resist also in the left region. For this reason, even if pressure is further applied from this state, the convex portion cannot be pushed into the resist in any region. In this way, imprinting is terminated when the imprint depth can no longer be increased.

  FIG. 2D shows a state in which the imprint stamper 20 is removed after the imprint is completed. As described above, since the imprint depth differs between the right region and the left region of the imprint stamper 20, the thickness of the resist residue remaining on the magnetic film 32 also differs between the right region and the left region.

  In this state, when the magnetic film 32 is processed by using the resist 33 to which the unevenness is transferred as a mask to process the magnetic film 32, the processed film thickness of the magnetic film 32 is uneven due to the difference in the resist residue. That is, the thickness t1 of the resist residue is thin in the left region of FIG. 2D, so that the etching depth of the magnetic film 32 is relatively deep, whereas the thickness of the resist residue is in the right region of FIG. Since t2 is thick, the etching depth of the magnetic film 32 becomes relatively shallow.

  More specifically, when the magnetic recording medium having the structure of FIG. 1 is manufactured by the imprint lithography method as described above, the area ratio of the protrusions is the preamble portion 20a as shown in FIG. The imprint stamper 20 is about 50%, about 75% for the burst portion 20b, and about 33% for the data portion 20c. For simplicity, the imprint stamper 20 does not show a convex pattern. The address area occupies a smaller area than the preamble area, burst area, and data area, and the imprint depth in the address area is close to the imprint depth of the surrounding preamble area or burst area. Not shown.

  In this case, the imprint depth of the convex portion of the imprint stamper 20 in the preamble portion 20a, the burst portion 20b, and the data portion 20c to the resist 33 is as shown in FIG. That is, the imprint depth is the deepest in the data portion 20c, the shallowest in the burst portion 20b, and the intermediate level in the preamble portion 20a according to the area ratio of the convex portions. As a result, the thickness of the resist residue is the thinnest in the data area, the thickest in the burst area, and the intermediate level between the two in the preamble area.

  In this state, when the etching process is performed using the resist 33 to which the unevenness is transferred as a mask, the etching depth of the magnetic film 32 is the deepest in the data area, the shallowest in the burst area, and the intermediate level between the two in the preamble area. . Therefore, the thickness of the magnetic film 32 after etching is the thinnest in the data region, the thickest in the burst region, and is at an intermediate level in the preamble region. As described above, in a magnetic recording medium having a variation in the thickness of the magnetic film 32, the signal intensity and recording characteristics differ depending on the thickness of the magnetic film 32, so that stable recording / reproduction becomes difficult.

  In contrast, in the magnetic recording medium according to the embodiment of the present invention, a magnetic mark is formed in the non-signal portion of the burst region. By forming magnetic marks in the non-signal portion of the burst area in this way, the difference in the area ratio of the magnetic pattern between the servo area (preamble area and burst area) and the data area can be minimized. preferable. For example, the area ratio of the magnetic pattern in the burst area is preferably set to an intermediate value between the area ratios in the preamble area and the data area.

First Embodiment FIG. 4 is a plan view of a magnetic recording medium according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, this magnetic recording medium has a servo area 1 where magnetic marks are formed and a data area 2 where magnetic discrete tracks are formed. The servo area 1 includes a preamble area 11, an address area 12, and a burst area 13.

  In the preamble region 11, the magnetic linear marks and the nonmagnetic material therebetween are formed at equal intervals along the track direction, so the area ratio of the magnetic marks is about 50%. Since the pattern varies depending on the address value in the address region 12, the area ratio of the magnetic marks varies depending on the address. The area ratio of the magnetic discrete tracks in the data area 2 is set to about 67%. These areas are the same as the corresponding areas in FIG.

  The burst region 13 in FIG. 4 includes a signal portion 13a and a non-signal portion 13c, and the lengths of the signal portion 13a and the non-signal portion 13c in the track direction are the same. In the signal portion 13a, four rectangular marks of magnetic material and nonmagnetic materials therebetween are formed at equal intervals along the track direction. The signal unit 13a includes bursts A to D having different relative positions from the track center. This signal part 13a is also the same as the signal part in FIG. On the other hand, eleven rectangular marks of magnetic material and nonmagnetic materials therebetween are formed at equal intervals along the track direction in the non-signal portion 13c. The period of the magnetic rectangular mark in the non-signal part 13c is different from the period of the magnetic rectangular mark in the signal part 13a. In the burst region 13, since the rectangular mark of the magnetic material and the nonmagnetic material therebetween are formed at equal intervals along the track direction in both the signal portion 13a and the non-signal portion 13c, the area ratio of the magnetic material pattern is about 50%.

  As described above, in the magnetic recording medium shown in FIG. 4, the area ratio of the magnetic marks is about 50% in the preamble area 11, about 50% in the burst area 13, and about 67% in the data area 2. The difference in ratio is relatively small. In the imprint stamper used for manufacturing the magnetic recording medium, the area ratio of the convex portions is about 50% in the preamble portion, about 50% in the burst portion, and about 33% in the data portion. This imprint stamper has a small difference in the area ratio of the protrusions between the parts, so that the difference in resist residue thickness after imprinting can be suppressed. By etching the magnetic film using this resist as a mask, it is almost uniform. A magnetic pattern with a sufficient thickness can be formed.

  The magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus can be manufactured and recorded / reproduced by using the magnetic recording medium according to the embodiment of the present invention and a normal magnetic head. A burst signal obtained from the magnetic recording medium shown in FIG. 4 during recording / reproduction will be described. As described above, four magnetic rectangular marks are arranged in the signal portion 13a of the burst area 13, and eleven magnetic rectangular marks are arranged in the non-signal portion 13c. The period of is different. In this case, the frequency of the signal obtained from the signal unit 13a is 4x (x is a constant) Hz, and the frequency of the signal obtained from the non-signal unit 13c is 11xHz. For this reason, the signal of the frequency component from the non-signal part 13c can be removed, and the signal of the frequency component from the signal part 13a can be taken out.

  Furthermore, as described above, the magnetic recording medium according to the embodiment of the present invention has a magnetic pattern having a substantially uniform thickness, so that stable recording and reproduction can be performed.

Second Embodiment FIG. 5 is a plan view of a burst region of a magnetic recording medium according to this embodiment. In the burst region 13 of FIG. 5, a plurality of magnetic linear marks are formed in the non-signal portion 13c in parallel with the track direction. The other structure is the same as that of FIG. Note that the period in the track width direction of the linear mark in the non-signal portion 13c in FIG. 5 is not particularly limited. In this case, since the ratio of the width of the linear mark to the width of the non-magnetic material between the linear marks is set to 3: 1, the area ratio of the magnetic material pattern in the non-signal portion 13c is about 75%. . Therefore, the area ratio of the magnetic pattern in the burst region 13 is about 63%.

  In the magnetic recording medium shown in FIG. 5, the area ratio of the magnetic marks is about 50% in the preamble area 11, about 63% in the burst area 13, and about 67% in the data area 2. Relatively small. Therefore, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained in this embodiment.

Third Embodiment FIG. 6 is a plan view of a burst region of a magnetic recording medium according to this embodiment. In the burst region 13 of FIG. 6, a plurality of magnetic dot marks are formed in the non-signal portion 13c. The period of the magnetic dot mark in the non-signal part 13c is different from the period of the magnetic rectangular mark in the signal part 13a. The other structure is the same as that of FIG. The period of the dot mark in the track width direction in the non-signal portion 13c in FIG. 6 is not particularly limited. In this case, since the ratio between the width of the dot mark and the width of the nonmagnetic material between the dot marks is set to 3: 1 in the track direction and 3: 1 in the track width direction, the magnetic material in the non-signal portion 13c. The area ratio of the pattern is about 56%. Therefore, the area ratio of the magnetic pattern in the burst region 13 is about 54%.

  In the magnetic recording medium shown in FIG. 6, the area ratio of the magnetic marks is about 50% in the preamble area 11, about 54% in the burst area 13, and about 67% in the data area 2. Relatively small. Further, since the period of the magnetic dot mark in the non-signal part 13c is different from the period of the rectangular mark of the magnetic substance in the signal part 13a, the signal of the frequency component from the non-signal part 13c is removed, and the signal part 13a. The signal of the frequency component from can be taken out. Therefore, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained in this embodiment.

  4 to 6, by appropriately setting the width of the magnetic mark in the non-signal portion 13c of the burst region 13 and the width of the non-magnetic material between the marks, the area of the magnetic pattern of the entire burst region 13 is set. The ratio can be adjusted.

  Further, the structure of the non-signal part 13c in the burst region 13 is not limited to that shown in FIGS. For example, a magnetic material may be provided on the entire surface of the non-signal portion 13c of the burst region 13. In this case, the area ratio of the magnetic pattern of the entire burst region 13 is about 75%.

  Next, a method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  First, an imprint stamper is produced as described above. As shown in FIG. 7A, an electron beam resist 22 is applied on the master 21. It is preferable to use silicon or glass for the master 21. As shown in FIG. 7B, after drawing directly on the electron beam resist 22 with an electron beam, development is performed to form an uneven pattern on the electron beam resist 22. As shown in FIG. 7C, the master 21 on which the concave / convex pattern of the electron beam resist 22 is formed is subjected to electroforming, and the metal disk formed by electroforming is peeled off to produce an imprint stamper 20. . The stamper material is preferably Ni, but is not limited thereto.

  On the surface of the imprint stamper 20, for example, a convex pattern that is the reverse of the magnetic material pattern of the magnetic recording medium shown in FIG. 4 is formed. In this case, the area ratio of the convex pattern on the imprint stamper 20 is about 50% in the preamble portion, about 50% in the burst portion, and about 33% in the data portion.

  7B, the imprint stamper may be manufactured by etching the master 21 using the formed resist pattern as a mask and transferring the uneven pattern of the resist to the master 21.

  Next, a magnetic recording medium is manufactured using an imprint lithography method as follows. As shown in FIG. 7D, a magnetic film 32 made of a material suitable for perpendicular recording is formed on the substrate 31. In this case, it is preferable that a soft magnetic under film and a ferromagnetic recording film are formed as the magnetic film 32 to form a vertical double-layer film medium. An imprint resist 33 is applied on the magnetic film 32. As shown in FIG. 7E, the stamper 20 is made to face the resist 33 on the substrate 31 and the stamper 20 is pressed against the resist 33 by applying pressure to transfer the convex pattern on the surface of the stamper 20 to the resist 33 surface. Thereafter, the stamper 20 is removed. As shown in FIG. 7F, the magnetic film 32 is processed by etching the magnetic film 32 using the resist 33 on which the uneven pattern is formed as a mask. As a result, a magnetic pattern as shown in FIG. 4 is formed. At this time, the area ratio of the magnetic pattern is about 50% in the preamble region, about 50% in the burst region, and about 67% in the data region. As shown in FIG. 7G, a magnetic recording medium is manufactured by providing a carbon protective film 34 on the magnetic film 32 and further applying a lubricant.

  In the case of using an imprint stamper 20 having a small difference in the area ratio of the convex pattern between the parts, the difference in thickness of the resist residue after imprinting can be suppressed. By etching the film, a magnetic pattern having a substantially uniform thickness can be formed.

  FIG. 8A shows a cross section of the magnetic film having the magnetic pattern shown in FIG. 4, and FIG. 8B shows a cross section of the magnetic film having the magnetic pattern shown in FIG. In the case of FIG. 8A (the present invention), the difference in the area ratio of the convex pattern between the imprint stamper parts is small, and the film thickness of the resist residue after imprinting is almost uniform at any position on the medium. Therefore, the film thickness of the processed magnetic film 32 is almost uniform. On the other hand, in the case of FIG. 8B (comparative example), the difference in the area ratio of the convex pattern between the portions of the imprint stamper is large, and the film thickness of the resist residue after imprinting is uneven depending on the position on the medium. Therefore, the film thickness of the processed magnetic film 32 is also nonuniform. When the medium shown in FIG. 8B is used, problems such as head vibration and recording failure occur. However, such a problem does not occur in the medium shown in FIG.

  Next, a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus 150 is an apparatus using a rotary actuator. In the figure, a magnetic disk 30 having a magnetic material pattern as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 is mounted on a spindle 152, and in the direction of arrow A by a motor (not shown) that responds to a control signal from a drive device control unit (not shown). Rotate to. The magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus 150 may include a plurality of magnetic disks 30.

  A head slider 153 for recording and reproducing information stored in the magnetic disk 30 is attached to the tip of a thin plate suspension 154. The suspension 154 is connected to one end of an actuator arm 155 having a bobbin portion for holding a drive coil (not shown). A voice coil motor 156, which is a kind of linear motor, is provided at the other end of the actuator arm 155. The voice coil motor 156 is composed of a drive coil (not shown) wound around the bobbin portion of the actuator arm 155, and a magnetic circuit composed of a permanent magnet and a counter yoke arranged so as to sandwich the coil. The actuator arm 155 is held by ball bearings (not shown) provided at two positions above and below the pivot 157 and can be rotated by a voice coil motor 156.

  When the magnetic disk 30 rotates, the medium facing surface (ABS) of the head slider 153 is held with a predetermined flying height from the surface of the magnetic disk 30. A so-called “contact traveling type” in which the slider is in contact with the magnetic disk 30 may be used.

  In the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, since the magnetic film of the magnetic disk 30 is formed with a substantially uniform film thickness, stable recording / reproducing can be performed.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a discrete track medium assumed to be manufactured using an imprint lithography method. Sectional drawing for demonstrating the problem which may arise when manufacturing the discrete track medium of FIG. Sectional drawing for demonstrating the problem which may arise when manufacturing the discrete track medium of FIG. 1 is a plan view of a magnetic recording medium according to a first embodiment. The top view of the burst area | region of the magnetic-recording medium based on 2nd Embodiment. The top view of the burst area | region of the magnetic-recording medium based on 3rd Embodiment. Sectional drawing which shows the manufacturing method of the magnetic-recording medium based on embodiment of this invention. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a magnetic film having a magnetic pattern shown in FIG. 4 and a cross-sectional view of a magnetic film having a magnetic pattern shown in FIG. 1. 1 is a perspective view of a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Servo area, 2 ... Data area, 11 ... Preamble area, 12 ... Address area, 13 ... Burst area, 13a ... Signal part, 13b, 13c ... Non-signal part, 20 ... Imprint stamper, 20a ... Preamble part, 20b ... burst part, 20c ... data part, 21 ... master, 22 ... electron beam resist, 31 ... substrate, 32 ... magnetic film, 33 ... resist, 34 ... carbon protective film, 50 ... magnetic head.

Claims (4)

  A servo area including a preamble area and a burst area and a magnetic area formed with a magnetic mark; and a data area where a discrete track of the magnetic body is formed, the burst area including a signal portion and a non-signal portion; A rectangular mark of the magnetic body having a rectangular shape in a periodic pattern along the track direction is formed on the signal portion, and a rectangular shape in a periodic pattern along the track direction is formed on the non-signal portion. A rectangular mark of the magnetic body is formed, and a period of the rectangular mark of the magnetic body in the non-signal part is different from a period of the rectangular mark of the magnetic substance in the signal part. The size in the direction crossing the track of the mark and the rectangular mark of the non-signal part is approximately the same, and the area ratio of the magnetic pattern is approximately the same in the signal part and the non-signal part The magnetic recording medium characterized by being.   The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1, wherein a protective film is filled between the magnetic patterns. Depositing a magnetic film on the substrate, applying a resist on the magnetic film,
The imprint master disk is pressed against the resist, and the resist is imprinted with a concavo-convex pattern corresponding to the pattern of the servo area and the data area of the magnetic recording medium according to claim 1,
A method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium, wherein the magnetic film is processed using the resist after imprinting as a mask. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 or 2,
A magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus comprising: a magnetic head for performing recording / reproduction with respect to the magnetic recording medium.

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