Abstract: A stacked body includes a base including a plurality of insulating base material layers, a coil including a winding-shaped conductive pattern located on at least one of the plurality of the insulating base material layers, and an electrically isolated dummy pattern extending along at least a portion of the coil outside of the coil on at least one of the plurality of the insulating base material layers in a plan view, wherein the stacked body includes a step at which a thickness of the stacked body is different in a stacking direction, and the dummy pattern is located between the coil and the step at a portion defining the step where the thickness of the stacked body is larger.

Abstract: A coil component includes a body including a coil and an external electrode disposed on an external surface of the body to be connected to the coil. The body includes a support member, disposed to support the coil, having a via hole spaced apart from a through-hole. The coil includes a coil body and a coil lead-out portion disposed to connect the coil body and the external electrode to each other. A first support layer is disposed between one surface of the support member and one surface of the coil lead-out portion, and a second support layer is disposed on the first support layer.

Abstract: A near field transducer (NFT) is formed between a waveguide and main pole at an air bearing surface (ABS). The NFT includes a rod-like front portion (PG1) and a substantially triangular shaped back portion (PG2) with a dielectric separation layer therebetween. PG1 is formed on a first dielectric layer with thickness t1 and refractive index (RI1) while PG2 is on a second dielectric layer with thickness t2 and having refractive index (RI2) where t1>t2, and RI1>RI2 while PG1 has a tapered backside at angle 45+15 degrees to promote efficient energy transfer from PG2 to PG1 and reduce NFT heating. A dielectric layer that induces poor adhesion with PG1 may be inserted between below PG1 at the ABS to cause Au recession to occur at the PG1 leading side thereby preventing voids at the PG1 trailing side and ensuring good ADC performance.

Abstract: A slider comprises an air bearing surface (ABS) and is configured to interact with a magnetic recording medium. A writer is provided on the slider and comprises a write coil having a media-facing surface situated at the ABS. Cooling arms project laterally from peripheral surfaces of the write coil and extend along the ABS. The media-facing surface of the write coil and the cooling arms are exposed to the ABS to facilitate increased cooling of the write coil at the ABS.

Abstract: A protective member protects an objective lens. The protective member includes an insertion opening through which an objective lens is configured to be inserted and a main body configured to cover the inserted objective lens. The main body includes a side wall portion connected to the insertion opening and a bottom portion connected to the side wall portion as well as facing the insertion opening, and covers the inserted objective lens with the side wall portion and the bottom portion. The protective member further includes a liquid disposed inside the main body, a sealing film body for sealing the insertion opening and a window arranged in the bottom portion of the main body, through which light transmits. The protective member can simplify the work.

Abstract: A substrate assembly includes a chip coupled with a carrier, a substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface, and a support structure mounted to the second surface of the substrate and in contact with the carrier. A method of bonding a chip and carrier assembly to a substrate includes contacting the chip and carrier assembly with the bond material and applying heat and force on the chip and carrier assembly until the support structure is mounted on the second surface of the substrate and in contact with the carrier. A substrate assembly includes a chip coupled with a carrier, a substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface, and one of the carrier or the substrate comprising a trench having a periphery, wherein the second surface of the substrate supports the carrier along the periphery of the trench.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a write element configured to apply a magnetic field to write data on a portion of a heat-assisted magnetic recording media in response to an energizing current. An energy source is configured to heat the portion of the media being magnetized by the write element. A preheat energizing current is applied to the write element during an interval before writing the data to the portion of the media. The preheat energizing current does not cause data to be written to the media and brings at least one of the write element and driver circuitry into thermal equilibrium prior to writing the data on the portion.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a recording media including a substrate, a plurality of tracks of magnetic material on the substrate, and a non-magnetic material between the tracks; a recording head having an air bearing surface positioned adjacent to the recording media, and including a magnetic pole, an optical transducer, and a near-field transducer, wherein the near-field transducer directs electromagnetic radiation onto tracks to heat portions of the tracks and a magnetic field from the magnetic pole is used to create magnetic transitions in the heated portions of the tracks; and a plasmonic material positioned adjacent to the magnetic material to increase coupling between the electromagnetic radiation and the magnetic material.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a write element configured to apply a magnetic field to write data on a portion of a heat-assisted magnetic recording media in response to an energizing current. An energy source is configured to heat the portion of the media being magnetized by the write element. A preheat energizing current is applied to the write element during an interval before writing the data to the portion of the media. The preheat energizing current does not cause data to be written to the media and brings at least one of the write element and driver circuitry into thermal equilibrium prior to writing the data on the portion.

Abstract: A thermally assisted magnetic recording head is formed of a slider and a magnetic head. The magnetic head includes a main pole, a reader, a coil, a near-field transducer, and a waveguide. A metal film with high thermal conductivity is formed at both sides of the near-field transducer in a width direction of the magnetic head. The use of the metal film as a radiator plate ensures to prevent the temperature of the near-field transducer from becoming locally high.

Abstract: To reduce background light generated in a circumference of a scatterer in a head for a thermally assisted magnetic recording device using a scatterer having conductivity as an optical near-field generating element, a coil for generating a magnetic field is placed on a bottom portion of a slider, and an optical near-field generating element is placed in an inside of the coil. At this time, an inner diameter of the coil is set not larger than a wavelength of incident light, an interval between leader lines each for conducting an electric current to the coil is set not larger than a half of the wavelength of the light, and the coil for generating the magnetic field is caused to function as a shield for suppressing the background light.

Abstract: The present invention efficiently radiates heat generated by a coil while suppressing a decrease in the efficiency of generation of magnetic fields caused by an eddy current. The present invention includes a coil extending spirally in a plane and covered with a dielectric material, a magnetic substance provided parallel with the plane so as to overlap the coil, and a radiator extending in the plane so as to surround the coil and having projecting portions which project toward an outermost periphery of the coil and groove portions recessed in a direction opposite to that in which the projecting portions project, the projecting portions and the groove portions being alternately arranged, the radiator having a higher thermal conductivity than the magnetic substance.

Abstract: An electromagnetic field generating element restrains magnetic field attenuation or magnetic field delay in a high frequency recording/reproducing head for thermally assisted magnetic field recording/reproduction using a near field. An information recording/reproducing head and an information recording/reproducing apparatus carry out high frequency magnetic recording/reproduction. The electromagnetic field generating element includes: (i) a substrate, (ii) conductors each provided on the substrate and each serving as a supporting section, (iii) a plate-like-shaped conductor provided on the conductors and (iv) a semiconductor laser element provided on the substrate. The semiconductor laser element irradiates laser light to the plate-like-shaped conductor substantially parallel to an extending flat surface of the plate-like-shaped conductor. This causes generation of a near field in the plate-like-shaped conductor.

Abstract: An object is to provide a magnetic field generator permitting fabrication by a simple manufacturing technique, such as plating, and capable of suppressing the generation of an eddy current as well as a photomagnetic information storage apparatus capable of high speed data recording and reproduction. It has an annular coil 311 surrounding an inner hole, and a plurality of magnetic rods 312 radially disposed centering on the inner hole of the coil 311 so as to overlap the coil 311, insulated from the coil 311 and consisting of a magnetic material, the maximum width of each rod being not more than twice the minimum width.

Abstract: A magnetic head for a magneto-optical device comprises a plurality of substantially parallel planar layers, including at least one layer comprising a coil formed by a plurality of turns an electrically conductive winding, the turns lying substantially in a plane defined by the layer and the winding being substantially centered on a central axis perpendicular to the plane, and further including a yoke layer comprised of an anisotropic flux guiding material. The yoke layer comprises a plurality of segments (16) of flux guiding material dividing the yoke layer into sectors that together surround the central axis. In each sector, the flux guiding material has an easy axis in a plane of the yoke layer with a direction different from the direction of the easy axis in an adjacent sector.

Abstract: A thin-film coil include a substrate and first and second spiral coils of bifilar winding. Each of the first and the second coils includes an outer circumferential end and an inner circumferential end. The outer circumferential ends of the first and the second spiral coils are insulated from each other and individually extended to a side of the substrate. The inner circumferential ends of the first and the second spiral coils are connected to each other and extended to a side of the substrate.

Abstract: A head arrangement for reading a magneto-optical recording medium (10) having a storage layer and a read-out layer, includes an improved field generating device for generating a magnetic field used for copying a written mark from said storage layer to said read-out layer upon laser heating, the field generating device being arranged to generate a predetermined field gradient and/or a predetermined local maximum in a field component perpendicular to the surface of the recording medium (10). The width of the spatial overlap can thus be reduced such that an improved resolution and/or power margin is obtained.

Abstract: A magneto-optical head including a transparent substrate, a coil formed on a first surface of the transparent substrate, a pair of first electrodes formed on a side surface of the transparent substrate so as to be connected to a first end and a second end of the coil, respectively, and an objective lens unit bonded to a second surface of the transparent substrate. The magneto-optical head further includes a flexible printed circuit sheet bonded to the second surface of the transparent substrate, the flexible printed circuit sheet having an opening for insertion of the objective lens unit, a pair of conductor patterns, and a pair of second electrodes respectively formed at first ends of the conductor patterns. The magneto-optical head further includes a pair of conductive wires for connecting the first electrodes and the second electrodes, respectively.

Abstract: A magnetic recording head comprises a write pole having a pole tip adjacent to an air bearing surface, a return pole, a near field transducer positioned adjacent to the air bearing surface for producing near field radiation for heating a portion of a magnetic storage medium, wherein a thermal profile of the portion of the magnetic storage medium has a maximum gradient at a location subject to a magnetic write field produced by the write pole. A disc drive that includes the magnetic recording head and a method of recording using the magnetic recording head are also provided.

Abstract: For high-resolution and low bit-error-rate MAMMOS readout, a magnetic head includes a flat magnetic coil (1) having a coil layer structure (3a, 3b) having an electrically conductive winding (5a, 5b), and includes a permanent-magnet layer structure (7) extending parallel to the coil layer structure and having an in-plane magnetic axis (m).

Abstract: The present invention provides a magnetooptic device, a magnetooptic head, and a magnetic disk drive each capable of performing optically assisted magnetic recording and each having a small size, improved recording density, and a higher transfer rate. In a magnetooptic device, a magnetic circuit including a magnetic gap and a thin film magnetic transducer having a coil portion are stacked on the surface of a semiconductor laser. By the arrangement, optically assisted magnetic recording can be performed, small size and light weight are achieved, and higher transfer rate can be implemented.

Abstract: A magnetic head is configured so that an aspect ratio w0/h0 of a cross section of a coil (11) is set to be 1 to 4, or preferably, approximately 1.5. This configuration suppresses the heat generation in the magnetic head that performs the magnetic field modulation, without impairing the efficiency, thereby making the magnetic head suitable for high-frequency modulation.

Abstract: An optical head includes a lens carrier movable at least radially of a magneto-optical disk in facing relation thereto. An object lens is mounted on the lens carrier to converge a laser beam for forming a laser spot on the disk. The object lens has an optical axis and includes a lens surface directed toward the disk. A patterned coil is formed on the lens surface at least in one layer and has a light-passing opening corresponding to the optical axis of the object lens. A light-pervious layer is formed on the lens surface for closing the light-passing opening of the coil.

Abstract: A magnetic head includes a dielectric member, a coil and a heat conductor. The dielectric member has an obverse surface held in facing relation to a data storage disk. The coil generates a required magnetic field. The coil is provided in the dielectric member or in the obverse surface of the dielectric member. The heat conductor absorbs heat generated by the coil. The heat conductor has a heat conductivity which is higher than that of the dielectric member. The heat conductor has a surface which is at least partially irregular.

Abstract: A coil structure apparatus comprising a yoke portion and a coil portion. The yoke portion substantially surrounds the coil portion. In one aspect, the yoke portion is configured to increase the bias field strength produced by the coil structure while minimizing the self-inductance of the coil structure.

Abstract: A magnetic head includes a multi-layer coil for generating a magnetic field, and a flat, magnetic field regulator spaced from the coil along the central axis of the coil. The field regulator is formed with a center hole for passing disk-illuminating light. The magnetic member consists of a plurality of sections that are electrically insulated and arranged around the central axis of the coil.

Abstract: An optical head comprises a laser light source, detectors, a reflecting mirror, a magnetic coil, and a driving circuit which are formed in a monolithic manner on a surface of a substrate. A diffraction grating is formed on the reflecting mirror. A reflected light beam can be divided into those directed to the detectors. Optical paths from the reflecting mirror to the respective detectors are disposed in directions along the substrate. Accordingly, the thickness of the optical head can be made thin. The substrate can be also processed into a slider. The optical head is capable of high speed access and high speed data transfer, in which a miniaturized size and a light weight are realized.

Abstract: A magneto-optical head includes a slider, an objective lens, a coil and a transparent insulating layer. The coil is provided with upper and lower conductive patterns, wherein the lower pattern is brought closer to a storage medium than the upper pattern is. The lower pattern is made smaller in inner diameter than the upper pattern. The insulating layer fills the center of the coil.

Abstract: An optical head has objective lenses that converge a light beam, a light-emitting surface that faces an optical recording medium with an air layer therebetween and from which the light beam converged by the objective lenses exits towards the optical recording medium, and a light reflection preventing film that is provided at the light-emitting surface. A recess is formed in the light-emitting surface, and the light reflection preventing film is provided inside the recess.

Abstract: The conductor pattern of a magnetic head coil includes a spiral coil pattern to which a current can be supplied to flow around the magnetic field generation center, and a conductor pattern which is formed outside the coil pattern and cannot receive a current so as to flow around the magnetic field generation center. Letting S be the distance from the outer edge of the outermost periphery of the coil pattern, and P be the pitch, a conductor occupation ratio R of a conductor pattern formed outside the coil pattern simultaneously satisfies inequalities 1 to 3, and the conductor pattern does not form any closed loop surrounding the coil pattern in a first region A1 given by inequality 1: Inequality 1: 0≦R≦0.3 in the first region A1 where 0≦S≦1.5P Inequality 2: 0≦R≦0.8 in a second region A2 where 1.5P<S≦6.0P Inequality 3: 0.3<R≦1 in a third region A3 where 6.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a head arrangement for reading a magneto-optical recording medium (10) comprising a storage layer and a read-out layer. The head arrangement comprises an improved field generating means for generating a magnetic field used for copying a written mark from said storage layer to said read-out layer upon laser heating, the field generating means being arranged to generate a predetermined field gradient and/or a predetermined local maximum in a field component perpendicular to the surface of the recording medium (10). The width of the spatial overlap can thus be reduced such that an improved resolution and/or power marginis obtained.

Abstract: A magnetic head for reproducing a signal recorded on a recording medium, includes a substrate, a magnetic head core provided on the substrate, having a magnetic gap, and a magnetoresistance device provided on the magnetic head core. The magnetic head core is provided in such a manner that a thickness direction of the magnetic head core around the magnetic gap is substantially the same as a track width direction of the recording medium.

Abstract: In a flat magnetic head coil constituted by spiral coil patterns made of a conductive material film and two terminals connected to the coil patterns, the coil patterns have a substantially rectangular sectional shape. A minimum pitch P [&mgr;m] of the coil pattern, a width W [&mgr;m] of the sectional shape at the minimum pitch P, and a height H [&mgr;m] satisfy 15 [&mgr;m]≦P≦70 [&mgr;m] and 1.8−0.012P≦H/W≦7.5−0.06P. When an impedance Z0 between the two terminals of the coil while a core made of a magnetic material is not attached is equivalently constituted by an inductance L0, an RF resistance Rp0 parallel to the inductance L0, and a DC resistance Rs which is series-connected to the inductance L0 and is independent of a frequency, the inductance L0 [&mgr;H] at 10 MHz satisfies L0≦0.85 [&mgr;H].

Abstract: A magnetic head of the present invention is to switch a direction of magnetic fields applied to a heated portion in a recording region in accordance with recording information. The magnetic head is composed of a single magnetic pole in a pillar shape and a coil. The magnetic pole is provided on a magnetic base, with one end surface of the magnetic pole brought into contact with the magnetic base. The coil, wound around the magnetic pole, is provided for generating the foregoing magnetic fields. The foregoing arrangement enables suppression of heat generation at the magnetic head, thereby allowing the recording frequency to be set higher, as well as improving the recording rate.

Abstract: A magnetic head includes a dielectric member, a coil and a heat conductor. The dielectric member has an obverse surface held in facing relation to a data storage disk. The coil generates a required magnetic field. The coil is provided in the dielectric member or in the obverse surface of the dielectric member. The heat conductor absorbs heat generated by the coil. The heat conductor has a heat conductivity which is higher than that of the dielectric member. The heat conductor has a surface which is at least partially irregular.

Abstract: There is provided a magneto-optical head including a magnetic field applying means having optimum electromagnetic conversion efficiency and capable of applying a magnetic field having favorable distribution to a recording medium, and a magneto-optical read/write apparatus which has the magneto-optical head allowing reduction of power consumption of a disk drive. The magneto-optical head includes a light transmitting section for transmitting light provided to a slider floating over a recording medium, and a magnetic field applying means arranged around the light transmitting section. The magnetic field applying means includes a thin film coil and a magnetic material serving as a magnetic field generating yoke having a portion disposed on the side of the recording medium and another portion disposed on the opposite side to the recording medium. The magneto-optical read/write apparatus has the magneto-optical head for reading/writing information stored in the recording medium.

Abstract: A magnetic head for supplying a magnetic field in recording an. information signal to a recording medium is provided. This magnetic head has a substantially. prism-shaped magnetic core portion having a distal end portion cut out to form a step, the magnetic core portion being form so that the cross-sectional area of the distal end portion is smaller than the cross-sectional area of a proximal end portion, and a coil wound on the outer circumferential surface of the magnetic core portion, wherein the length of one side of the distal end portion is not less than 0.3 mm and not more than 0.45 mm, and the length of the other side orthogonal to the one side is not less than 0.4 mm and not more than 0.55 mm.

Abstract: A magnetic head is configured so that an aspect ratio w0/h0 of a cross section of a coil (11) is set to be 1 to 4, or preferably, approximately 1.5. This configuration suppresses the heat generation in the magnetic head that performs the magnetic field modulation, without impairing the efficiency, thereby making the magnetic head suitable for high-frequency modulation.

Abstract: A magnetic head for supplying a magnetic field in recording an information signal to a recording medium is provided. This magnetic head has a substantially prism-shaped magnetic core portion having a distal end portion cut out to form a step, the magnetic core portion being form so that the cross-sectional area of the distal end portion is smaller than the cross-sectional area of a proximal end portion, and a coil wound on the outer circumferential surface of the magnetic core portion, wherein the length of one side of the distal end portion is not less than 0.3 mm and not more than 0.45 mm, and the length of the other side orthogonal to the one side is not less than 0.4 mm and not more than 0.55 mm.

Abstract: For high-resolution and low bit-error-rate MAMMOS readout a magnetic head is proposed, which head includes a flat magnetic coil (1) having a coil layer structure (3a, 3b) comprising an electrically conductive winding (5a, 5b) and includes a permanent-magnet layer structure (7) which extends parallel to the coil layer structure and has an in-plane magnetic axis (m).