Patent ID: 6187413
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: G11B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A substrate for a data storage medium of the type including a data zone for storing data and a landing zone textured for contact with a data transducing head maintained spaced apart from the data zone during use of the data storage medium, said substrate including:a substrate body having a substantially planar substrate surface of the substrate, at least over a landing zone thereof;a recessed region disposed within the landing zone and having a substantially planar recessed surface spaced apart inwardly from the substrate surface by a predetermined distance substantially uniform throughout the landing zone; andmultiple texturing features formed in the recessed region and projected outwardly from the recessed surface by a projection distance which exceeds the predetermined distance, whereby the texturing features project outwardly beyond the substrate surface of the substrate body.