公开(公告)号：MY134116A

公开(公告)日：2007-11-30

申请号：MYPI20020239

申请日：2002-01-22

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： GERD K BINNIG ,  WALTER HAEBERLE

IPC: G06K1/12 ,  G11B3/00 ,  G11B9/00 ,  G11B11/00 ,  G11B13/00

Abstract: DESCRIBED IS A METHOD FOR ERASING DATA RECORDED IN A DATA STORAGE DEVICE IN WHICH A DATA BIT IS WRITTEN ONTO A SURFACE BY APPLYING A FIRST COMBINATION OF ENERGY AND FORCE TO THE SURFACE VIA A TIP TO FORM A PIT IN THE SURFACE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DATA BIT BY LOCAL DEFORMATION OF THE SURFACE. THE METHOD COMPRISES APPLYING A SECOND COMBINATION OF ENERGY AND FORCE VIA THE TIP TO PRE RECORDED DEFORMATIONS OF THE SURFACE TO BE ERASED TO SUBSTANTIALLY LEVEL THE SURFACE.@@@FIGURE 1