Dublin, IRELAND

Magnetic Solutions Limited today announced that a leading hard disk drive manufacturer had taken delivery of its latest low field magnetic annealing system, the MRT200, to be used to anneal wafers in the manufacture of read write head sensors used in their high density disk drives.

The MRT200 has several patented features. It offers high wafer throughput, with twenty five (25) wafers being annealed in one batch. The system can be fitted with a permanent magnet or an electromagnet. According to David Hurley CEO of Magnetic Solutions, "The MRT200 was designed to meet the increasing complexity and higher throughput requirements of its hard disk drive customers as they move to higher areal density drives, perpendicular media, increased substrate size and more elaborate process recipes." According to market researchers the number of hard drives shipped annually will increase by 50% between now and 2012. Hurley added, "The MRT200 offers wafer throughput rates during vacuum anneals double the rate of existing technology on the market today. This means considerable cost savings for our customers."

About Magnetic Solutions 

Magnetic Solutions, a privately held company based in Dublin, Ireland with offices in the USA, Korea, Japan and Taiwan, is a leading developer of process technology used in the manufacture of magneto-electronic devices such as MRAM, a non-volatile memory chip, GMR sensors used in data storage.

Since its introduction in 2000, the MRT & MATr Series have become the industry leading magnetic annealing technology for read/write heads & MRAM providing exceptional reliability, low cost of ownership, fast cycle times and is used by leading disk drive & semiconductor companies in the USA, Europe, Korea and Japan.

http://www.magnetic-solutions.com