Abstract: There is provided a magnetic storage medium capable of recording information at high recording density and also regenerating the information with a high quality of signal (high S/Nm), and in addition contributing to the elongation of a life span of the recorded information. The magnetic storage medium comprises a non-magnetic substrate, a plurality of magnetic recording layers of ferromagnetism formed on the non-magnetic substrate, and a dividing layer of antiferromagnetism for dividing said plurality of magnetic recording layers from one another through intervening between the magnetic recording layer-to-layer.

Abstract: A glass substrate for a magnetic recording medium has a textured surface having numerous grooves extending in the circumferential direction of the glass substrate. The average roughness of the textured surface is 0.4 nm or less. The number of the grooves is 15 or more per micrometer. The average depth of the grooves is 2 nm or less. The grooves are formed by mechanical texturing using a texturing liquid applied between a texturing tape and the surface of a blank glass substrate rotating. The texturing liquid is an aqueous dispersion of fine diamond abrasive grains.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium for high density recording has a high signal to noise ratio and improved read out characteristics. The medium is made on a non-magnetic substrate having a magnetic layer containing Co, with about 26 to 35 at % Cr and about 0.5 to 4 at % Ta added. The magnetic layer can also have about 15 to 30 at % Pt, and Nb. An underlayer can be provided between the substrate and the magnetic layer, the underlayer containing Cr as its main constituent and containing one or more of Mo, W, Ti, Ir, Ru and Re.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium has a construction in which on a non-magnetic support member are successively stacked a seed layer made of a non-magnetic material that is mainly composed of Cr, a keeper layer made of an NiFe-type soft magnetic material, an intermediate layer made of a non-magnetic material that is mainly composed of Cr and a recording layer made of a magnetic material that is mainly composed of Co.

Abstract: A gold alloy wire in which 0.2 to 5.0% by weight of palladium (Pd) and 1 to 100 ppm by weight of bismuth (Bi) are added to gold having a purity of at least 99.99% by weight. Preferably, at least one element selected from the group consisting of yttrium (Y), lanthanum (La), calcium (Ca) and beryllium (Bi) in an amount of 3 to 250 ppm by weight is further added to said gold. The gold alloy wire is especially adapted to forming a gold bump.

Abstract: A gold alloy wire in which 0.2 to 5.0% by weight of palladium (Pd) and 1 to 100 ppm by weight of bismuth (Bi) are added to gold having a purity of at least 99.99% by weight. Preferably, at least one element selected from the group consisting of yttrium (Y), lanthanum (La), calcium (Ca) and beryllium (Be) in an amount of 3 to 250 ppm by weight is further added to said gold. The gold alloy wire is especially adapted to forming a gold bump.

Abstract: A non-magnetic substrate, a Cu layer having a film thickness ranging from 0.5 to 10 nm, a Cr layer having a film thickness of 100 nm or less, a magnetic layer made of CoCrPt alloy in which a percentage content of Cr ranges from 12 atoms % to 20 atoms % and a percentage content of Pt ranges from 4 atoms % to 18 atoms %, a protective layer and a lubricating layer are arranged in that order to form a magnetic recording medium. Because the Cu layer is sufficiently thinned, a medium noise is sufficiently reduced, and a medium S/N ratio is sufficiently heightened. Because the film thickness of the Cr layer is 100 nm or less, the medium noise is reduced. Because the composition of CoCrPt alloy is limited in the magnetic layer, the medium S/N ratio is heightened. In addition, it is preferred that another Cu layer having a film thickness ranging from 0.5 to 10 nm be inserted into the magnetic layer to divide the magnetic layer into two layers.