ISOTROPIC THIN-FILM TEXTURE FOR ALTERNATIVE SUBSTRATES

The performances of isotropic thin film texturing on glass substrates have been investigated. Samples with various surface topographies have been prepared to measure touch-down height(TDH), read/write(R/W) perf ormance and friction coeffient with ahead slider. TDH correlates fairl y well to the Peak to Average height of the surface profile measured u sing AFM. R/W performance is almost the same for the various textures investigated suggesting that the flying height of the slider correlate s well with the average height of the textured surface. The initial fr iction coefficient increases with the density of microbumps.