Data Storage
Materion supplies a wide array of materials and services to the Magnetic Data and Optical Data storage industries. Target configurations are available to meet all OEM specifications. Materion has developed specific proprietary processes and innovative products to increase yields and sputtering target utilization, while improving thin film performance and delivering best-cost solutions.
Key value added services such as local target bonding, target recycling, precision parts cleaning, logistics and technical support offer unmatched competitive advantages to our customers around the globe.
Materion Microelectronics and Services is the foremost thin film materials supplier to the magnetic data storage industry. High performance GMR/TMR thin film head and MRAM products are manufactured for magnetic data storage from our ME™ grades of target materials.
Specialty magnetic and non-magnetic alloys for GMR/TMR/CPP-GMR heads, LMR/PMR media, STTRAM and MRAM technology are produced in a wide array of shapes and sizes meeting the requirements of virtually all deposition equipment. Targets are produced via vacuum induction melting or with our advanced Hybrid™ processing techniques. Materials are highly characterized in our analytical lab. Special attention is paid to grain size, homogeneity, gaseous and metallic impurities, pass through flux, as well as bulk compositional tolerances.
Materion Microelectronics and Services has earned a position as a leading sputtering target supplier to the HDD market and we are recognized as the largest supplier to the thin film recording head market. Materion stands together with TFH makers in developing new materials enabling next generation GMR, TMR, CPP-GMR and Thermally-assisted MR thin film heads. Our Xtended Life™ target designs, metallurgical product improvements, and cost of ownership solutions continue to assist TFH makers increase areal density while lowering overall costs.
Materion Microelectronics and Services is the leading thin film materials supplier of optical media targets to the data storage industry. Materion Microelectronics and Services's optical media sputtering targets are used to produce CD-R, DVD and DVD-R/+R discs. Internal manufacturing of Silicon and Ag Alloys allows Materion to support any semi-reflective layer preference. Continued development of Ag alloy products have generated many new optical storage products, including Blu-X™ , Sil-X™, Sil-R™ and Sil-XL™.
Materion Microelectronics and Services provides a wide array of deposition materials for optical media targets. By developing unique manufacturing techniques we are able to offer product solutions (optical media targets) for DVD technology that improve sputtering characteristics and extend target lifetime. Specialty materials for reflective, semi-reflective, and active storage thin film layers are produced for all the major deposition equipment in the market today. Strategic deployment of manufacturing assets has allowed Williams to offer optical media customers backing plate recycling, shield cleaning, and target bonding at sites throughout the world.
Materion Microelectronics and Services is a leading thin film materials supplier of optical media targets to the data storage industry. Materion Microelectronics and Services's optical media sputtering targets are used to produce CD-R, DVD and DVD-R/+R discs. Internal manufacturing of Silicon and Ag Alloys allows Materion to support any semi-reflective layer preference. Continued development of Ag alloy products have generated many new optical storage products, including Blu-X™ , Sil-X™, Sil-R™ and Sil-XL™.
Materion Microelectronics and Services provides a wide array of deposition materials for optical media targets. By developing unique manufacturing techniques we are able to offer product solutions (optical media targets) for DVD technology that improve sputtering characteristics and extend target lifetime. Specialty materials for reflective, semi-reflective, and active storage thin film layers are produced for all the major deposition equipment in the market today. Strategic deployment of manufacturing assets has allowed Williams to offer optical media customers backing plate recycling, shield cleaning, and target bonding at sites throughout the world.
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