Apparatus and method for manufacturing magnetic recording medium

摘要

The present invention provides an apparatus for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium including, a mold structure formed of a disc-shaped substrate having on a surface thereof a concavo-convex pattern having convex portions which correspond to a servo area and a data area of a magnetic recording medium; and an imprinting and magnetic field applying unit which transfers a concavo-convex pattern on the basis of the concavo-convex pattern of the mold structure into an imprint resist layer that is made of an imprint resist composition and that is formed on a magnetic layer of a magnetic recording medium base by pressing the mold structure against the imprint resist layer, and which transfers magnetism to the servo area by application of a magnetic field via the mold structure.