Inventor
LIN TSANN
US129 patents
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IBM
33 patentsUS6023395AFeb 8, 2000
Magnetic tunnel junction magnetoresistive sensor with in-stack biasing
IBM235 citations99
US6841395B2Jan 11, 2005
Method of forming a barrier layer of a tunneling magnetoresistive sensor
IBM89 citations98
US6262869B1Jul 17, 2001
Spin valve sensor with encapsulated keeper layer and method of making
IBM97 citations98
US6185078B1Feb 6, 2001
Spin valve read head with antiferromagnetic oxide film as longitudinal bias layer and portion of first read gap
IBM94 citations98
US5701223ADec 23, 1997
Spin valve magnetoresistive sensor with antiparallel pinned layer and improved exchange bias layer, and magnetic recording system using the sensor
IBM214 citations97
US7239489B2Jul 3, 2007
Tunneling magnetoresistive (TMR) sensor having a magnesium oxide barrier layer formed by a multi-layer process
IBM56 citations96
US6411476B1Jun 25, 2002
Trilayer seed layer structure for spin valve sensor
IBM74 citations96
US6223420B1May 1, 2001
Method of making a read head with high resistance soft magnetic flux guide layer for enhancing read sensor efficiency
IBM49 citations96
US6141191AOct 31, 2000
Spin valves with enhanced GMR and thermal stability
IBM53 citations96
US6127053AOct 3, 2000
Spin valves with high uniaxial anisotropy reference and keeper layers
IBM74 citations96
US6030753AFeb 29, 2000
Monolayer longitudinal bias and sensor trackwidth definition for overlaid anisotropic and giant magnetoresistive heads
IBM54 citations96
US5949623ASep 7, 1999
Monolayer longitudinal bias and sensor trackwidth definition for overlaid anisotropic and giant magnetoresistive heads
IBM80 citations96
US5621592AApr 15, 1997
Magnetic head with magnetically stable shield layers and/or write poles
IBM55 citations96
US5528440AJun 18, 1996
Spin valve magnetoresistive element with longitudinal exchange biasing of end regions abutting the free layer, and magnetic recording system using the element
IBM95 citations96
US5515221AMay 7, 1996
Magnetically stable shields for MR head
IBM76 citations96
US5508866AApr 16, 1996
Magnetoresistive sensor having exchange-coupled stabilization for transverse bias layer
IBM97 citations96
US5492720AFeb 20, 1996
Method of manufacturing a magnetoresistive sensor
IBM63 citations96
US5436778AJul 25, 1995
Magnetoresistive sensor having antiferromagnetic exchange bias
IBM44 citations96
US5315468AMay 24, 1994
Magnetoresistive sensor having antiferromagnetic layer for exchange bias
IBM78 citations96
US6896975B2May 24, 2005
Spin-valve sensor with pinning layers comprising multiple antiferromagnetic films
IBM31 citations93
US6822838B2Nov 23, 2004
Dual magnetic tunnel junction sensor with a longitudinal bias stack
IBM35 citations93
US6788499B2Sep 7, 2004
Spin valve sensor with insulating and conductive seed layers
IBM24 citations93
US6775111B2Aug 10, 2004
Trilayer seed layer structure for spin valve sensor
IBM20 citations93
US6747852B2Jun 8, 2004
Magnetoresistance sensors with Pt-Mn transverse and longitudinal pinning layers and a decoupling insulation layer
IBM38 citations93
US6735058B2May 11, 2004
Current-perpendicular-to-plane read head with an amorphous magnetic bottom shield layer and an amorphous nonmagnetic bottom lead layer
IBM31 citations93
US6592725B2Jul 15, 2003
Fabrication method for spin valve sensor with insulating and conducting seed layers
IBM22 citations93
US6175477B1Jan 16, 2001
Spin valve sensor with nonmagnetic oxide seed layer
IBM23 citations93
US6117569ASep 12, 2000
Spin valves with antiferromagnetic exchange pinning and high uniaxial anisotropy reference and keeper layers
IBM41 citations93
US6074767AJun 13, 2000
Spin valve magnetoresistive head with two sets of ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic films having high blocking temperatures and fabrication method
IBM42 citations93
US6033491AMar 7, 2000
Fabrication process of Ni-Mn spin valve sensor
IBM41 citations93
US5993566ANov 30, 1999
Fabrication process of Ni-Mn spin valve sensor
IBM25 citations93
US5768071AJun 16, 1998
Spin valve sensor with improved magnetic stability of the pinned layer
IBM37 citations93
US6175475B1Jan 16, 2001
Fully-pinned, flux-closed spin valve
IBM29 citations92
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH
10 patentsUS7488609B1Feb 10, 2009
Method for forming an MgO barrier layer in a tunneling magnetoresistive (TMR) device
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH108 citations98
US6709767B2Mar 23, 2004
In-situ oxidized films for use as cap and gap layers in a spin-valve sensor and methods of manufacture
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH42 citations96
US7161771B2Jan 9, 2007
Dual spin valve sensor with a longitudinal bias stack
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH16 citations93
US6989971B2Jan 24, 2006
Giant magnetoresistance (GMR) read head with reactive-ion-etch defined read width and fabrication process
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH18 citations93
US6780524B2Aug 24, 2004
In-situ oxidized films for use as gap layers for a spin-valve sensor and methods of manufacture
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH28 citations93
US6731477B2May 4, 2004
Current-perpendicular-to-plane spin-valve sensor with metallic oxide barrier layer and method of fabrication
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH36 citations93
US7469465B2Dec 30, 2008
Method of providing a low-stress sensor configuration for a lithography-defined read sensor
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH26 citations92
US7830641B2Nov 9, 2010
Tunneling magnetoresistive (TMR) sensor with a Co-Fe-B free layer having a negative saturation magnetostriction
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH14 citations84
US7796364B2Sep 14, 2010
Current-perpendicular-to-plane sensor epitaxially grown on a bottom shield
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH8 citations84
US7244169B2Jul 17, 2007
In-line contiguous resistive lapping guide for magnetic sensors
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH15 citations84
LIN TSANN
4 patentsUS8675317B2Mar 18, 2014
Current-perpendicular-to-plane (CPP) read sensor with dual seed and cap layers
LIN TSANN7 citations84
US8537504B2Sep 17, 2013
Current-perpendicular-to-plane (CPP) read sensor with ferromagnetic buffer, shielding and seed layers
LIN TSANN9 citations84
US8169753B2May 1, 2012
Current-perpendicular-to-plane (CPP) read sensor with ferromagnetic amorphous buffer and polycrystalline seed layers
LIN TSANN13 citations84
US8094421B2Jan 10, 2012
Current-perpendicular-to-plane (CPP) read sensor with multiple reference layers
LIN TSANN10 citations84
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD
2 patentsAVALANCHE TECHNOLOGY INC
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