THE CENTER FOR MICROMAGNETICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
FIFTEENTH MINT RESEARCH REVIEW
Friday, October 8, 1999
9:00-10:30 AM THIN FILM MEDIA, HEADS, AND RECORDING EE/CSci 3-180
Summary of Thin Film Media, Heads, and Recording Research Activities Jack Judy
O01: Co/Pd & Co/Pt Superlattice on InSn Oxide Seed Layer for Perpendicular Recording Wenbin Peng
O02: Optimization of the Number of Turns in a Write Head from a System Perspective Jason Jury
O03: NiFe/NiMn Exchange-Coupled Bilayers and NiMn-Based Bottom Spin-Valves Zhenghong Qian
O04: Bottom GMR Spin-Valves Using RF-Sputtered a-Fe2O3 Antiferromagnetic Layer Seongtae Bae
O05: Saturation Magnetostriction RF-Sputtered NiFe, Co, Co/NiFe, NiFe/Co on Si3N4 Jack Sivertsen
11:00 AM-12:00 PM THEORETICAL AND MICROMAGNETIC MODELING EE/CSci 3-180
Summary of Theoretical and Micromagnetic Modeling Research Activities Randall Victora
O06: Perpendicular Magnetic Recording Randall Victora
O07: Micromagnetic Simulations of Superlattice Magnetic Recording Media Jianhua Xue
O08: Electronic Structure of Ni2MnIn for Use in Spin Injection Karland Kilian
12:00-2:00 PM LUNCH and POSTER PRESENTATIONS EE/CSci 3-180
P01: Write Driver Design Considerations for High Frequency Rigid Disk Recording Jason Jury
P02: Time-Dependent Thermal Decay Rate of Longitudinal and Perpendicular Media Kaiyan Gao
P03: High-Speed Switching of Longitudinal and Perpendicular Thin Film Media Steve Kimble
P04: Deposition of Hard Ferrite Films for Application as a Magnetic Recording Layer Nob Matsushita
P05: Micromagnetic Standard Problem II Mujahid Khan
P06: The Origin of Increased Coercivity in Exchange-Coupled NiFe/NiO Bilayers Zhenghong Qian
P07: Structural/Micro Analysis of a-Fe2O3/Co(NiFe)/Cu/Co(NiFe) GMR Spin-Valves Seongtae Bae
P08: Dependence of Hex on Structure and Roughness of a-Fe2O3 /NiFe Bilayers Seongtae Bae
P09: Reactive Sputtering of Magnetic and Magneto-Optic Films Beth Stadler
2:00-3:30 PM SIGNAL PROCESSING EE/CSci 3-180
Summary of Signal Processing Research Activities Jay Moon
O09: Bit Aspect Ratio Optimization Jinghuan Chen
O10: PR Channels for DVD Application B. Steingrimsson
O11: Channel Capacity for Transition Noise Dominated Systems Travis Oenning
O12: Pattern-Sensitive MLSD in Medium Noise Jongseung Park
O13: Joint PRML for Interfering Tracks Simon Chen
3:30-4:30 PM LABORATORY DEMONSTRATIONS and WINE & CHEESE EE/CSci 6-146
D01: Communications and Data Storage Laboratory EE/CSci 6-158
D02: Measurements of Read/Write Head Impedance and TDR of Interconnects EE/CSci 6-172
D03: Magnetic Force Microscope Measurements of Magnetic Recordings and Noise EE/CSci 6-142
D04: Spin-Stand Recording Measurements of Perpendicular Co/Pd Superlattice Media EE/CSci 6-140
D05: Measurements of Hex/GMR a-Fe2O3 Exchange-Coupled Bilayers & Spin-Valves EE/CSci 6-138
D06: Reactive RF Sputtering System for Complex Magnetic Materials EE/CSci 6-114
4:30-5:30 PM MINT TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD MEETING EE/CSci 4-178