Spring 2008 Technical Review
March 25–26
Carnegie Mellon University
The DSSC Technical Review, held twice a year, is an opportunity for Center Members, invited guests, and DSSC personnel to be brought up-to-date on the current research progress of the DSSC through oral presentations and poster sessions that highlight the project areas of the Center.
Agenda
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Day 1
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| Breakfast | |
| 7:30–8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast |
| Opening Session | |
| 8:30–8:35 |
Welcome to Visitors |
| 8:35–8:50 |
State of DSSC |
| Session 1: Mechanics, Controls, and Tribology | |
| 9:00–9:15 |
DSSC Servo, Mechanics, and Tribology Overview |
| 9:15–9:30 |
Application of Atomistic Simulation to Data Storage Systems |
| 9:30–9:45 |
The Nano-Characterization and Contact Mechanics of Real Surfaces |
| 9:45–10:00 |
Molecular Dynamics of Nanoscale Thin Lubricant Films in Head-disk Interface |
| Morning Break | |
| 10:00–10:30 |
Poster Break and Individual Sponsor Briefings |
| Session 2: Materials I | |
| 10:30–10:45 |
Overview |
| 10:45–11:00 |
HDD Media Challenges |
| 11:00–11:15 |
Field Induced Anisotropy in Fe,Co-Based Nanocrystalline and Amorphous Soft Ferromagnetic Alloys Field |
| 11:15–11:30 |
Co3Pt for Magnetic Recording Layer |
| 11:30–11:45 |
FePt High Anisotropy Media |
| 11:45–12:00 |
L10 Alloys for HAMR Media: On the Nucleation of the L10 Phase in FePt and FeCuPt Alloy Films |
| Lunch | |
| 12:00–1:30 p.m. |
General lunch |
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IP Luncheon |
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| Session 3: Materials II | |
| 1:30–1:45 |
Control of grain size for CoPt + oxide perpendicular magnetic media |
| 1:45–2:00 |
Understanding Switching Field Distribution in Co/Pt Multilayer Bit Patterned Media |
| 2:00–2:15 |
Microwave assisted magnetic recording |
| 2:15–2:30 |
Computational Platform Development for Mobile Dopant Semiconductors |
| Afternoon Break | |
| 2:30–3:00 |
Break and Individual Sponsor Briefings |
| Session 4: Solid State Disk and Alternatives | |
| 3:00–3:15 |
Overview |
| 3:15–3:30 |
Future Data Storage Technology |
| 3:30–4:00 |
Discussion: How DSSC adds value in SSD |
| Posters | |
| 4:00–6:00 |
Poster Session and Individual Sponsor Briefings |
| Evening Activities | |
| 6:00–7:00 |
Reception |
| 7:00–9:00 |
Dinner |
Day 2
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| Breakfast | |
| 7:30–8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast |
| Session 5: Nanofabrication and Devices | |
| 8:30–8:45 |
Overview |
| 8:45–9:00 |
Simulating the Effects of Permanent Magnet Properties in a Magnetic Read Head |
| 9:00–9:15 |
Magnetic Recording at High Frequency |
| 9:15–9:30 |
Perpendicular Spin Devices: Low resistance magnetic tunnel junction and nano-pillar spin valve devices |
| 9:30–9:45 |
Fabrication and Testing of Discrete Track and Bit Patterned Media |
| Morning Break | |
| 9:45–10:15 |
Break, Posters and Individual Sponsor Briefings |
| Session 6: Signal Processing and Circuits | |
| 10:15–10:30 |
Overview |
| 10:30–10:45 |
Soft-Decision Decoding of Reed-Solomon Codes Using Successive Error-and-Erasure Decoding |
| 10:45–11:00 |
Evaluation of the Concatenation of LDPC and RS codes Magnetic Recording Channel Using Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) |
| 11:00–11:15 |
Advanced Acquisition Timing Recovery for Magnetic Recording Read Channels |
| 11:15–11:45 |
Advanced Coding and Signal Processing for Holographic Data Storage |
| Lunch and Afternoon Activities | |
| 11:45–2:00 p.m. |
Lunch and Advisory Board Meeting |
| 2:00–3:00 |
Feedback Session |
Questions?
Any questions about the Review can be directed to Patricia Grieco, DSSC Administrative Manager.
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