Modelling and Simulation of Ultra-Thin Magnetic films

在几乎所有依赖先进技术的行业中，数值建模和仿真已经成为产品开发的重要组成部分。在数据存储行业，计算机模拟在新设备和新材料的开发中发挥了关键作用，这些新设备和新材料推动了过去二十年来磁存储容量和速度的指数级增长。数值模拟的使用使制造商不仅可以开发新产品并降低成本，而且还可以缩短产品开发周期，这对于在成功严重依赖技术创新的行业中保持竞争优势至关重要。随着信息技术产业从主要的固定终端设备（台式电脑等）转向无线、移动模式，对创新、极小但可靠的存储的需求将继续扩大。

Numerical modeling and simulation have became and essential part of product development in almost all industries that rely on advanced technology. Nowhere is this more clearly demonstrated than in the data storage industry where computer simulations have played a critical role in the development of new devices and materials that have fuelled the exponential growth in the capacity and speed of magnetic storage that has occurred over the last two decades. The use of numerical modeling allows manufacturers not only to develop new product and reduce costs but also to shorten the product development cycle, essential to maintaining a competitive advantage in industries where success is critically dependant on technological innovation. As the Information Technology industry moves from predominantly stationary terminal devices (desktop pc's etc.) to a wireless enabled, mobile paradigm, the need for innovative, extremely small yet reliable storage will continue to expand.