TMRC 2008 Program

Please click here to download the latest program in PDF. In addition to the invited talks, the schedule for poster papers is also provided. A copy of this program booklet will be provided to the registered participants during the conference.

Program - Day 0, 28th July 2008, Tuesday

Cocktail reception6:00 PM onwards: Grand Ballroom 1 (Level 4)

Program - Day 1, 29th July 2008, Tuesday

Session AA: Advanced Oxide and Granular Media
Chair: Dr. A. Tanaka, Fujitsu, Japan
Time Title Speaker and Affilication
9.00 AM Design consideration and practical solution of high-performance perpendicular magnetic recording media K. Tang et al., Hitachi GST, USA.
9.30 AM Evolution of perpendicular recording media grains on synthetic nucleation layers S.N. Piramanayagam et al., Data Storage lnstitute, Singapore
10.00 AM Dual-segregant perpendicular recording media with graded properties K. Tanahashi et al., Hitachi GST, USA.

Session AB: Overcoat and HDI Mechanics
Chair: Prof. D. Bogy, UC Berkeley, USA
Time Title Speaker and Affilication
10.40 AM Characterization of carbon overcoat for 1 Tbit/in2 Magnetic Recording N. Yasui et al., Hitachi PRL, Japan.
11.10 AM Analysis and improvement of load/unload performance N-C. Park, Yonsei University, Korea.
11.40 AM Nonlinearity of thermal spacing control in hard disk drives K. Aoki et al., Fujitsu Ltd., Japan.

Session AC: Patterned Media
Chair: Dr. J-U. Thiele, Hitachi GST, USA
Time Title Speaker and Affilication
1.30 PM Media design and tolerance requirements for +Tb/in2 bit-patterned recording M. Schabes et al., Hitachi GST, USA
2.00 PM Write synchronization in bit patterned media Y. Tang et al., Samsung Information Systems America, USA.
2.30 PM Material and layer design to overcome writing challenges in patterned media R. Sbiaa et al., Data Storage Institute, Singapore.
3.00 PM Advanced lithography for patterned media X.M. Yang et al., Seagate Research, USA
3.30 PM Design, fabrication, and characterization of bit-patterned magnetic recording medium D. Litvinov, University of Houston, USA.
4.00 PM - 6.00 PM: Poster presentations

Program - Day 2, 30th July 2008, Wednesday

Session BA: FePt and High Anisotropy Media
Chair: Dr. D. Weller, Seagate, USA
Time Title Speaker and Affilication
9.00 AM L10 FePt-C (001) thin films with high coercivity and small grain size for ultrahigh density recording media J.S. Chen et al., NUS, Singapore
9.30 AM Materials processing for high anisotropy L10 granular media T. Klemmer, Seagate Research, USA.
10.00 AM Fabrication of aligned (001)-FePt nanoparticles on amorphous substrates by adding low-surface energy materials C.H. Lai et al., National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

Session BB: ECG, GGG and Exchange-Coupled Media
Chair: Dr S N Piramanayagam, DSI Singapore
Time Title Speaker and Affilication
10.40 AM Approach to high density recording using CGG structure Y. Sonobe et al., Hoya Corporation, Japan.
11.10 AM Magnetisation reversal processes in ECCmedia K. O'Grady et al., University of York, UK
11.40 AM FePt type exchange coupled composite (ECC) media and multi-level storage J.P. Wang et al., University of Minnesota, USA.

Session BC: Interface Tribology and Lubricant
Chair: Prof. C.S. Bhatia, NUS Singapore
Time Title Speaker and Affilication
1.30 PM Quantification of lubricant pick-up at ultra-low flying height H. Chiba et al., Fujitsu, Japan.
2.00 PM Direct observation of PFPE lubricant Coverage on Magnetic Disks H. Tani et al., Hitachi GST. USA.
2.30 PM Experimental Evidence of Lubricant Droplet Transfer from Slider to Disk S. Moseley et al., University of California, Berkeley, USA.
3.00 PM Lubrication design issues for sub-nanometer head-disk clearance B. Marchon et al., Hitachi GST, USA.
3.30 PM Study of lubricant depletion induced by laser heating in thermally-assisted magnetic recording systems N. Tagawa et al., Kansai University, Japan
4.00 PM - 6.00 PM Poster presentations
7.00 PM onwards Conference Banquet

Program - Day 3, 31st July 2008, Thursday

Session CA: Energy Assisted Recording Media
Chair: Prof. J. A. Bain, CMU, USA
Time Title Speaker and Affilication
9.00 AM High Anisotropy L10 Media Development for Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording Y. Peng et al., Seagate Research, USA.
9.30 AM Thermal Stability and Adjacent Track Aging in HAMR Media E. Schlesinger et al., CMU, USA.
10.00 AM Role of media parameters in microwave assisted magnetic recording S. Batra et al., Seagate Research, USA.

Session CB: Head-Disk Systems and Integration
Chair: Dr. B. Marchon, HGST, USA
Time Title Speaker and Affilication
10.40 AM Mechanical Demagnetization at Head Disk Interface of Perpendicular Recording J. Xu et al., Hitachi CRL, Japan.
11.10 AM Surfing Recording and Feasibility Exploration B. Liu et al., Data Storage Institute, Singapore.
11.40 AM Understanding track-edge of perpendicular recording and its impacts on high areal densities Y.C. Feng et al., Seagate Storage Products, USA.

Session CC: Recording Physics of Novel Media
Chair: Dr. K.Z. Gao, Seagate, USA
Time Title Speaker and Affilication
1.30 PM Micromagnetic simulation for recording performance using conventional and magnetic intermediate layers R.H. Victora et al., University of Minnesota, USA.
2.00 PM Understanding Switching Field Distribution in Perpendicular Thin Film Media J.G. Zhu et al., Carnegie Mellon University, (CMU). USA.
2.30 PM Concepts of 3D and multilayer recording media D. Suess et al., Tech. University of Vienna, Austria
3.00 PM The feasibility of magnetic recording at 10 Terabits per square Inch on conventional media R. Wood et al., Hitachi GST. USA
3.30 PM - 5.30 PM Poster presentations

Program - Day 4, 1st August 2008, Friday - Visit to Data Storage Institute

Participants of TMRC are invited to join a tour of Data Storage Institute. Included in this visit are guided laboratory tours that will introduce some of DSI’s research activities and facilities in slider fabrication, head-disk-interface simulation, heads and noise measurement, as well as recording media design, fabrication and testing. In addition there will be opportunity to interact with DSI researchers working in the various fields.

Transport will be provided. More details will be available in due course.

Due to limited vacancies and need for logistics arrangement, please Click here to register now (or email to tmrc2008@dsi.a-star.edu.sg, with a subject title: “DSI Tour”).

Please click here to download the program in PDF.

Conference Committee
Conference Co-Chairs
Prof. Tow Chong Chong
Data Storage Institute, Singapore
Prof. Mark H. Kryder
Carnegie Mellon University, USA
General Secretary
Dr. Bo Liu
Data Storage Institute, Singapore
Program Co-Chairs
Dr. Gerardo Bertero
Western Digital, USA
Prof. David Bogy
University of California, Berkeley, USA
Prof. Hiroaki Muraoka
Tohoku University, Japan
Publicity Co-Chairs
Dr. Yoshihiro Shiroishi
Hitachi Ltd, Japan
Dr. S.N. Piramanayagam
Data Storage Institute, Singapore
Publication Co-Chairs
Prof Ed Schlesinger
Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Dr Tiejun Zhou
Data Storage Institute, Singapore
Local and Poster Session Chair
Dr Zhimin Yuan
Data Storage Institute, Singapore