STATE-OF-THE-ART FOR NANOSPACING FLYING HEAD SLIDER MECHANISMS IN MAGNETIC RECORDING DISK STORAGE

This paper reports results obtained from studies on important and crit ical issues related to nanospacing head-disk interface (HDI) developme nt, which has to be achieved in high density (Gb in-2) magnetic record ing. The new concepts for flying head slider mechanisms and novel non- contact start-stop systems are also reviewed. It is essential to under stand the nanospacing HDI phenomena and to develop new breakthrough te chnology for head mechanisms and start-stop systems. These issues can be settled through the integration of micromechatronics and microtribo logy.