Magnetic Information Storage Technology (Electromagnetism)

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This text explains how hard disk drives operate, how billions of bytes of digital information are stored and accessed, and where the technology is going. In particular, the book emphasizes the most fundamental principles of magnetic information storage, including in-depth knowledge of both magnetics and signal processing methods. Magnetic Information Storage Technology contains many graphic illustrations and an introduction of alternative storage technologies, such as optic disk recording, holographic recording, semiconductor flash memory, and magnetic random access memory.

* Provides the fundamentals of magnetic information storage and contrasts it with a comparison of alternative storage technologies
* Addresses the subject at the materials, device and system levels
* Addresses the needs of the multi-billion-dollar-a year magnetic recording and information storage industry
* Emphasizes both theoretical and experimental concepts
* Condenses current knowledge on magnetic information storage technology into one self-contained volume
* Suitable for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as seasoned researchers, engineers and professionals in data and information storage fields

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Excellent overview of magnetic recording for the engineer........1999-06-12

Wang and Taratorin present the best technical overview of magnetic recording I have seen to date. What I found especially valuable is the extensive discussion of both the characteristics and measurement of the principal non-linearities impacting magnetic recording. These include such things as non-linear transition shift, hard-easy transition shift, MR assymetries, and self erasure. The books focus is on the recording/playback processes, but also includes a reasonable introduction to coding and partial response channel design. For readers who want more details on the codes used historically, Mee and Daniel's works are better.

The Foundations of Magnetic Recording 2E, Second Edition

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The Foundations of Magnetic Recording 2E, Second Edition
John C. Mallinson
Manufacturer: Academic Press
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ASIN: 0124666264

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This expanded and updated new edition provides a comprehensive overview of the science and technology of magnetic recording. In the six years since the publication of the first edition, the magnetic recording and storage industry has burgeoned with the introduction of a host of new ideas and technologies. His book contains a discussion of almost every technologically important aspect of recording.

* Continas complete coverage of the current technology of magnetic recording and storage
* Written in a non-mathematical but scientifically accurate style
* Permits intelligent evaluations to be made of both the past evolution and the future trends in a wide variety of magnetic storage devices

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Magnetic Recording Technology
C. Dennis Mee , and Eric D. Daniel
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Professional
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Magnetic Disk Drive Technology: Heads, Media, Channel, Interfaces, and Integration

ASIN: 0070412766

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This book gives a comprehensive treatment of the technologies underlying all forms of state-of-the-art data storage, video, and audio magnetic recording. The topics covered include the basic principles of nonlinear and linear recording, longitudinal and perpendicular recording modes, particulate and film tape and disk media, the design and materials for bulk and film heads, the limits and expectations of areal densities, the measurement techniques used in modern research and development laboratories, and the critical mechanical aspects of the head-medium interface.

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Essential Book for the Serious
Not for Everyone
Very profound, and In-depth
Extremely difficult to read, not very helpful

Theory of Magnetic Recording
H. Neal Bertram
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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ASIN: 0521449731

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This book is designed to give the student a fundamental, in-depth understanding of all the essential features of the magnetic recording process for both high density disk and tape recording. The book provides a thorough grounding in four basic areas of magnetic recording: structure and fields of heads and media, the replay process, the recording process, and medium noise analysis. Besides the fundamental issues, key systems questions of nonlinearities, overwrite, side track phenomena, error rate estimates as well as comparisons of MR and inductive heads will be discussed. The student will be able to use the information presented to design and analyze key experiments for head and medium evaluation as well as for overall system performance decisions. A parallel treatment of time and frequency response will enable the student to evaluate signal processing schemes. The book is intended either for senior-year undergraduates or first-year graduates. It assumes that the reader has had basic introductory electrical engineering or physics courses such as electricity and magnetism and applied mathematics.

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Essential Book for the Serious.......2002-01-18

This book should be on the bookshelf of every serious worker in magnetic recording. While there are numerous introductory texts on magnetic recording, Bertram gives the reader in-depth treatments of transition models, non-linear bit shift, non-linear amplitude loss, and overwrite that are based on very clear models of the recording process and lead to useful back-of-the-envelope expressions that are readily compared with experiment. His discussions of medium noise mechanisms (such as fluctuations or jitter in transition position and slope in thin film media) are unexcelled. The level of mathematics assumes a good preparation at the college senior or graudate level. It would be great to have a second edition of this book such that a number of typos and errors could be cleared up.

Not for Everyone.......2000-01-27

I think Bertram's book needs to be more explanatory in nature for the maths and physics, not everybody has the mathematical and physics background to read the book, especially for engineers. I have written somewhere else that unless you have solid understanding in undergraduate and graduate engineering electromagnetic theory, this book is very hard to understand. It is a killer. Since I have not understood it, I give this book low rating. But I bet that as I understand the book better, the book rating will go up.

Very profound, and In-depth.......1999-01-27

The book covers fundamental principles in magnetic recording. It has rich content and inspiring discussion that reflect the author's subtle understanding and experience in the field. A must for pro's in magnetic recording.

Extremely difficult to read, not very helpful.......1998-08-07

This book is extremely complex. The book assumes you already have a great understanding of magnetic recording terminology and physics. I wouldn't need the book if I understood it already. The constant mention of references detracts from the information flow. Complex mathematical formulations are tossed around like there was nothing to them. Terminology & technology is often referenced w/o any explanation to the reader.

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Magnetic Recording Handbook
Marvin Camras
Manufacturer: Springer
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ASIN: 0442262620

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Perpendicular Magnetic Recording
Sakhrat Khizroev , and Dmitri Litvinov
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ASIN: 1402026625

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Magnetic recording is expected to become core technology in a multi-billion dollar industry in the in the very near future. Some of the most critical discoveries regarding perpendicular write and playback heads and perpendicular media were made only during the last several years as a result of extensive and intensive research in both academia and industry in their fierce race to extend the superparamagnetic limit in the magnetic recording media. These discoveries appear to be critical for implementing perpendicular magnetic recording into an actual disk drive.

This book addresses all the open questions and issues which need to be resolved before perpendicular recording can finally be implemented successfully, and is the first monograph in many years to address this subject.

This book is intended for graduate students, young engineers and even senior and more experienced researchers in this field who need to acquire adequate knowledge of the physics of perpendicular magnetic recording in order to further develop the field of perpendicular recording.

Magneto-Resistive and Spin Valve Heads: Fundamentals and Applications (Electromagnetism)

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This should include much more concrete examples

Magneto-Resistive and Spin Valve Heads: Fundamentals and Applications (Electromagnetism)
John C. Mallinson
Manufacturer: Academic Press
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This book is aims to be a comprehensive source on the physics and engineering of magneto-resistive heads. Most of the material is presented in a nonmathematical manner to make it more digestible for researchers, students, developers, and engineers.

In addition to revising and updating material available in the first edition, Mallinson has added nine new chapters dealing with various aspects concerning spin valves, the electron spin tunneling effect, the electrostatic discharge effects, read amplifiers, and signal-to-noise ratios, making this a completely up-to-date reference.

The previous edition of Magneto-Resistive Heads was the first volume in the new Academic Press series in Electromagnetism edited by Professor Isaak Mayergoyz, who is a well-recognized expert in the field.

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This should include much more concrete examples.......1999-07-24

If any good teachers in this field are available around you, this can help you learn from the teachers very well. But if not, it might take you much time to realize what MRH is, how it works, and what the background is, even if you are familier with basic science (university level). More examples of practically being (having been) used structure, better you understand.

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This book is now called "Recording Music On Location"
Recording's sliced-bread
Good book for stereo mike techniques.

On Location Recording Techniques
Bruce Bartlett , and Jenny Bartlett
Manufacturer: Focal Press
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ASIN: 0240803795

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Dividing classical and popular music recording into two distinct sections, this book focuses on the special techniques used for recording outside the confines of the studio and shows readers how to interface with sound reinforcement equipment in the hall or club.

Recent developments in portable digital multitrack recorders and high-quality mixers have made on-location recording feasible for all recording engineers. Many bands want to be recorded in concert because they feel that is when they play their best music. The engineer's job is to capture that performance on tape and bring it back live and there's only one chance to get it right.
This book covers all aspects of live recording, with a special section on miking techniques for surround sound. Pre-session procedures, such as power and grounding practice, pre-production meetings, and site surveys are fully examined. On Location Recording Techniques also describes the paperwork required to plan a live recording session. A study of surround miking techniques for both classical and popular music, and of the components needed to build a quality remote recording truck complete this book.

Covers the latest technology

Includes both classical and popular recording techniques

Offers many practical tips and shortcuts for easier setup and takedown

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This book is now called "Recording Music On Location".......2007-06-22

"On Location Recording Technques" is out of print, but the exact same information (updated) is in my book "Recording Music On Location."
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Recording Music on Location, Second Edition

Recording's sliced-bread.......2000-04-16

This is the only book I've seen on this topic. It's timely, clearly written, and full of useful information both for pop and classical recording.

Good book for stereo mike techniques........1999-08-13

This book is about stereo mike techniques for recording orchestral performances and live concerts, but doesn't provide much info on recording location sound i.e. film sound if that's what you're looking for.

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Magnetic Recording: The First 100 Years

Manufacturer: Wiley-IEEE Press
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ASIN: 0780347099

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"The first magnetic recording device was demonstrated and patented by the Danish inventor Valdemar Poulsen in 1898. Poulsen made a magnetic recording of his voice on a length of piano wire. MAGNETIC RECORDING traces the development of the watershed products and the technical breakthroughs in magnetic recording that took place during the century from Paulsen's experiment to today's ubiquitous audio, video, and data recording technologies including tape recorders, video cassette recorders, and computer hard drives.

An international author team brings a unique perspective, drawn from professional experience, to the history of magnetic recording applications. Their key insights shed light on how magnetic recording triumphed over all competing technologies and revolutionized the music, radio, television and computer industries. They also show how these developments offer opportunities for applications in the future.

MAGNETIC RECORDING features 116 illustrations, including 92 photographs of historic magnetic recording machines and their inventors."