1. Foreword

   • Bharat Bhushan

   Editorial 15 August 2012 Pages: 1233 - 1233

2. ASME ISPS 2011 editorial: the 21st annual ASME conference on information storage and processing systems, Santa Clara, California, USA

   • No-Cheol Park
   • Jen-Yuan Chang

   Editorial 03 August 2012 Pages: 1235 - 1236

3. Optimization of a diverging micromixer driven by periodic electroosmotics

   • Chen-li Sun
   • Shin-Shian Shie

   Technical Paper 10 March 2012 Pages: 1237 - 1245

   

4. Adaptive digital demodulation of sinusoidal encoder signal for positioning control of spiral servo track writing

   • Hyun Jae Kang
   • Sang Hyun Kim
   • Chung Choo Chung

   Technical Paper 28 March 2012 Pages: 1247 - 1253

   

5. Probing and diagnosis of slider–disk interactions in nanometer clearance regime using artificial neural network

   • Gang Sheng
   • Loulin Huang
   • Jen-Yuan Chang

   Technical Paper 05 June 2012 Pages: 1255 - 1259

   

6. A study of non-operational dynamic responses of disk in 3.5 in. hard disk drive to impact load

   • Gang Sheng Chen
   • Cheng-fu Chen
   • Terrence Wilburn

   Technical Paper 17 May 2012 Pages: 1261 - 1266

   

7. Maximum power tracking of a generic photovoltaic system via a fuzzy controller and a two-stage DC–DC converter

   • Paul C.-P. Chao
   • Wei-Dar Chen
   • Chih-Kuo Chang

   Technical Paper 09 May 2012 Pages: 1267 - 1281

   

8. Ellipsometric measurement accuracy of ultrathin lubricant thickness on magnetic head slider

   • J. M. Zhao
   • M. S. Zhang
   • R. Ji

   Technical Paper 11 May 2012 Pages: 1283 - 1288

   

9. Optimal design of ITO/organic photonic crystals in polymer light-emitting diodes with sidewall reflectors for high efficiency

   • C. H. Tsai
   • Paul C.-P. Chao

   Technical Paper 30 May 2012 Pages: 1289 - 1296

   

10. A new liquid crystal lens with axis-tunability via three sector electrodes

    • Tse-Yi Tu
    • Paul C.-P. Chao
    • Chin-Teng Lin

    Technical Paper 30 May 2012 Pages: 1297 - 1307

    

11. Suppression of cross-track vibrations using a self-sensing micro-actuator in hard disk drives

    • Uwe Boettcher
    • Liane Matthes
    • Frank E. Talke

    Technical Paper 01 June 2012 Pages: 1309 - 1317

    

12. Dynamic instability of thermal-flying-height-control sliders at touchdown

    • Jinglin Zheng
    • David B. Bogy

    Technical Paper 05 June 2012 Pages: 1319 - 1322

    

13. Design of a new triple electro-magnetic optical image stabilization actuator to compensate for hand trembling

    • Choong Kim
    • Myeong-Gyu Song
    • Young-Pil Park

    Technical Paper 30 May 2012 Pages: 1323 - 1334

    

14. Robust optimal design of the FDBs in a HDD to reduce NRRO and RRO

    • Jihoon Lee
    • Gunhee Jang
    • Heonjeong Ha

    Technical Paper 15 June 2012 Pages: 1335 - 1342

    

15. Friction effect on ball positioning of an automatic balancer in optical disk drives

    • T. C. Chan
    • C. K. Sung
    • Paul C. P. Chao

    Technical Paper 15 June 2012 Pages: 1343 - 1351

    

16. Depletion of monolayer liquid lubricant films induced by high-frequency pulsed-laser heating in thermally assisted magnetic recording

    • Norio Tagawa
    • Takao Miki
    • Hiroshi Tani

    Technical Paper 08 June 2012 Pages: 1353 - 1357

    

17. Development and optimal design of a HDD spindle motor with pulling magnet to reduce electrical loss

    • Sangjin Sung
    • Gunhee Jang
    • Donghun Choi

    Technical Paper 09 June 2012 Pages: 1359 - 1364

    

18. Analysis of PDT noise originating from driving method of a HDD spindle motor

    • Sangjin Sung
    • Gunhee Jang
    • Kyungjin Kang

    Technical Paper 16 June 2012 Pages: 1365 - 1371

    

19. Behavior of fluid lubricant and air–oil interface of operating FDBs due to operating condition and seal design

    • Kyungmoon Jung
    • Gunhee Jang
    • Juho Kim

    Technical Paper 08 June 2012 Pages: 1373 - 1381

    

20. Feasibility study of thermal positioning control actuator for hard disk drives

    • Masaru Furukawa
    • Junguo Xu
    • Kyosuke Ono

    Technical Paper 04 July 2012 Pages: 1383 - 1388

    

21. Analysis of the unloading performance considering dimple–flexure behavior in HDD

    • Kyoung-Su Park
    • Geonyup Lim
    • No-Cheol Park

    Technical Paper 16 June 2012 Pages: 1389 - 1399

    

22. Depletion and harvesting thermal energy from actuator arm electronics in hard disk drives

    • Jen-Yuan Chang
    • Di Wu

    Technical Paper 14 June 2012 Pages: 1401 - 1406

    

23. Human-assisted virtual reality for a magnetic-haptic micromanipulation platform

    • Moein Mehrtash
    • Mir Behrad Khamesee
    • Jen-Yuan Chang

    Technical Paper 15 June 2012 Pages: 1407 - 1415

    

24. Motion control of a magnetically levitated microrobot using magnetic flux measurement

    • Moein Mehrtash
    • Mir Behrad Khamesee
    • Jen-Yuan Chang

    Technical Paper 20 June 2012 Pages: 1417 - 1424

    

25. Drive level acoustic defectoscopy for head disc interface (HDI) integration and manufacturing

    • Antanas Daugela
    • Srinivas Tadepalli

    Technical Paper 15 June 2012 Pages: 1425 - 1430

    

26. Fabrication and testing of a self-propelled, miniaturized PDMS flotilla

    • Hao Li
    • Lei Qiao
    • Cheng Luo

    Technical Paper 20 June 2012 Pages: 1431 - 1444

    

27. Reduction of windage loss of an optical disk drive utilizing air-flow analysis and response surface methodology

    • Y. H. Jung
    • G. H. Jang

    Technical Paper 19 June 2012 Pages: 1445 - 1453

    

28. A method for determining ultrathin DLC film thickness by spectroscopic ellipsometry

    • J. M. Zhao
    • P. Yang

    Technical Paper 24 June 2012 Pages: 1455 - 1461

    

29. Non-operational shock analysis and design of head gimbal assembly in spinning data storage devices

    • Jen-Yuan Chang
    • Rana Noman Mubarak

    Technical Paper 20 June 2012 Pages: 1463 - 1468

    

30. Micro-tribological interface model for friction-induced cold start-up running dynamics

    • Jonah H. Lee
    • Gang Sheng
    • Jen-Yuan Chang

    Technical Paper 19 June 2012 Pages: 1469 - 1479

    

31. Parametric simulation of piezoelectric flying height control slider using shear-mode deformation

    • Shengnan Shen
    • Hui Li
    • Nobutoshi Sagawa

    Technical Paper 28 June 2012 Pages: 1481 - 1486

    

32. Design of mirror system in digital single lens reflex camera for high-speed continuous shooting

    • Seungho Lim
    • Byung-Han Ko
    • Jin Won Lee

    Technical Paper 28 June 2012 Pages: 1487 - 1496

    

33. Generation of ZnO nanowires with varied densities and lengths by tilting a substrate

    • Anirban Chakraborty
    • Xinchuan Liu
    • Cheng Luo

    Technical Paper 21 June 2012 Pages: 1497 - 1506

    

34. Shock response analysis on thermal stick–slip phenomenon in hard disk drive

    • Hajime Eguchi
    • Isao Kobayashi

    Technical Paper 21 June 2012 Pages: 1507 - 1512

    

35. Mechanics of flexible interconnect in lateral tape open drives

    • Jen-Yuan Chang

    Technical Paper 21 June 2012 Pages: 1513 - 1516

    

36. Experiments on slider lubricant interactions and lubricant transfer using TFC sliders

    • Sripathi Vangipuram Canchi
    • David B. Bogy

    Technical Paper 01 July 2012 Pages: 1517 - 1523

    

37. Development of surface tension-driven microboats and microflotillas

    • Cheng Luo
    • Hao Li
    • Xinchuan Liu

    Technical Paper 23 June 2012 Pages: 1525 - 1541

    

38. A U-shaped actuation system for dual-stage actuators used in hard disk drives

    • Kenji Suzuki
    • Eiji Soga
    • Toshihiko Shimizu

    Technical Paper Open access 14 August 2012 Pages: 1543 - 1547

    

39. Contact between a thermal flying height control slider and a disk asperity

    • Wenping Song
    • Andrey Ovcharenko
    • Frank E. Talke

    Technical Paper 22 June 2012 Pages: 1549 - 1557

    

40. Shock and vibration isolation of laptop hard disk drive using rubber mount

    • Kyoung-Su Park
    • Seungho Lim
    • No-Cheol Park

    Technical Paper 24 June 2012 Pages: 1559 - 1566

    

41. Investigation of thermo-mechanical contact between slider and bit patterned media

    • Longqiu Li
    • Wenping Song
    • Frank E. Talke

    Technical Paper 24 June 2012 Pages: 1567 - 1574

    

42. Improvement of slider off-track vibration through design parameter modifications of a compatible FDB spindle system

    • Seokhwan Kim
    • Jaesung Park
    • Kyoung-Su Park

    Technical Paper 24 June 2012 Pages: 1575 - 1582

    

43. Thermal actuator for accurate positioning read/write element in hard disk drive

    • Jin Liu
    • Kyosuke Ono
    • Masaru Furukawa

    Technical Paper 28 June 2012 Pages: 1583 - 1589

    

44. Simulation of thermal flying height control slider with built-in contact sensor

    • Shengnan Shen
    • Hejun Du
    • Peihong Wang

    Technical Paper 29 June 2012 Pages: 1591 - 1596

    

45. Effect of reduction of slider pitch-mode vibration on magnetic-recording performance at low-clearance head–disk interface

    • Yuki Shimizu
    • Junguo Xu
    • Kiyoshi Hashimoto

    Technical Paper 28 June 2012 Pages: 1597 - 1606

    

46. Lubricant transfer caused by breakage of liquid meniscus bridge

    • Hiroshige Matsuoka
    • Masaya Kan-nen
    • Shigehisa Fukui

    Technical Paper 28 June 2012 Pages: 1607 - 1613

    

47. Design of suspension-based and collocated dual stage actuated suspensions

    • David Lengert
    • Edmund B. Fanslau Jr.
    • Frank E. Talke

    Technical Paper 03 July 2012 Pages: 1615 - 1622

    

48. Analysis of inter-symbol-interference caused by shift misalignment of two objective lenses in high-NA micro holographic storage

    • Cheol-Ki Min
    • Do-Hyung Kim
    • Jaegeun Kim

    Technical Paper 28 June 2012 Pages: 1623 - 1631

    

49. Static and dynamic flying characteristics of a slider on bit-patterned media (dynamic responses based on frequency domain analysis)

    • Shigehisa Fukui
    • Atsusi Sato
    • Hiroshige Matsuoka

    Technical Paper 29 June 2012 Pages: 1633 - 1643

    

50. Discrete-time dual peak control for disturbance rejection

    • Kyoung-Su Park
    • Sangmin Suh

    Technical Paper 03 July 2012 Pages: 1645 - 1650