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XIAO RONGFU
US58 patents
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GUO YIMIN
11 patentsUS8797692B1Aug 5, 2014
Magnetic recording sensor with AFM exchange coupled shield stabilization
GUO YIMIN166 citations99
US11854589B2Dec 26, 2023
STT-SOT hybrid magnetoresistive element and manufacture thereof
GUO YIMIN4 citations75
US11450466B2Sep 20, 2022
Composite seed structure to improve PMA for perpendicular magnetic pinning
GUO YIMIN2 citations73
US11251367B2Feb 15, 2022
Composite multi-stack seed layer to improve PMA for perpendicular magnetic pinning
GUO YIMIN4 citations73
US11910721B2Feb 20, 2024
Perpendicular MTJ element having a cube-textured reference layer and methods of making the same
GUO YIMIN1 citations63
US11527708B2Dec 13, 2022
Ultra-fast magnetic random access memory having a composite SOT-MTJ structure
GUO YIMIN0 citations63
US11957063B2Apr 9, 2024
Magnetoresistive element having a nano-current-channel structure
GUO YIMIN0 citations52
US11805702B2Oct 31, 2023
Methods of forming perpendicular magnetoresistive elements using sacrificial layers
GUO YIMIN0 citations52
US11569440B2Jan 31, 2023
Making a memoristic array with an implanted hard mask
GUO YIMIN0 citations52
US11545290B2Jan 3, 2023
Magnetoresistive element having a giant interfacial perpendicular magnetic anisotropy
GUO YIMIN0 citations52
US11450467B2Sep 20, 2022
Magnetoresistive element having a giant interfacial perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and method of making the same
GUO YIMIN0 citations52
XIAO RONGFU
9 patentsUS8711528B1Apr 29, 2014
Tunnel magnetoresistance read head with narrow shield-to-shield spacing
XIAO RONGFU174 citations98
US9362490B1Jun 7, 2016
Method of patterning MTJ cell without sidewall damage
XIAO RONGFU46 citations94
US11088200B1Aug 10, 2021
Lattice matched seed layer to improve PMA for perpendicular magnetic pinning
XIAO RONGFU14 citations86
US8969982B2Mar 3, 2015
Bottom electrode for MRAM device
XIAO RONGFU4 citations82
US11081154B1Aug 3, 2021
Synthetic magnetic pinning element having strong antiferromagnetic coupling
XIAO RONGFU3 citations73
US9437811B2Sep 6, 2016
Method for making a magnetic random access memory element with small dimension and high quality
XIAO RONGFU3 citations73
US11600660B2Mar 7, 2023
Bottom-pinned magnetic random access memory having a composite SOT structure
XIAO RONGFU0 citations62
US11094877B2Aug 17, 2021
Method for making MRAM with small dimension and high qulity
XIAO RONGFU0 citations62
US8273666B2Sep 25, 2012
Process to fabricate bottom electrode for MRAM device
XIAO RONGFU3 citations61
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC
7 patentsUS8780505B1Jul 15, 2014
Method and system for providing a read transducer having an improved composite magnetic shield
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC157 citations99
US8531801B1Sep 10, 2013
Method and system for providing a read transducer having a composite magnetic shield with smooth interfaces
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC186 citations99
US9214172B2Dec 15, 2015
Method of manufacturing a magnetic read head
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC11 citations84
US9065043B1Jun 23, 2015
Tunnel magnetoresistance read head with narrow shield-to-shield spacing
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC10 citations84
US9064507B1Jun 23, 2015
Magnetic etch-stop layer for magnetoresistive read heads
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC5 citations84
US10074387B1Sep 11, 2018
Method and system for providing a read transducer having symmetric antiferromagnetically coupled shields
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC10 citations83
US9230565B1Jan 5, 2016
Magnetic shield for magnetic recording head
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC4 citations73
MAGIC TECHNOLOGIES INC
6 patentsUS7936027B2May 3, 2011
Method of MRAM fabrication with zero electrical shorting
MAGIC TECHNOLOGIES INC79 citations98
US7696551B2Apr 13, 2010
Composite hard mask for the etching of nanometer size magnetic multilayer based device
MAGIC TECHNOLOGIES INC74 citations98
US7884433B2Feb 8, 2011
High density spin-transfer torque MRAM process
MAGIC TECHNOLOGIES INC25 citations92
US7713755B1May 11, 2010
Field angle sensor fabricated using reactive ion etching
MAGIC TECHNOLOGIES INC15 citations82
US7804706B2Sep 28, 2010
Bottom electrode mask design for ultra-thin interlayer dielectric approach in MRAM device fabrication
MAGIC TECHNOLOGIES INC7 citations74
US7838436B2Nov 23, 2010
Bottom electrode for MRAM device and method to fabricate it
MAGIC TECHNOLOGIES INC3 citations61
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC
6 patentsUS6466418B1Oct 15, 2002
Bottom spin valves with continuous spacer exchange (or hard) bias
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC114 citations98
US6322640B1Nov 27, 2001
Multiple thermal annealing method for forming antiferromagnetic exchange biased magnetoresistive (MR) sensor element
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC59 citations96
US6358635B1Mar 19, 2002
Magnetic recording sensor with stabilizing shield
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC33 citations93
US6291087B1Sep 18, 2001
Magnetoresistive (MR) sensor element with enhanced resistivity sensitivity and enhanced magnetic exchange bias
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC21 citations93
US6129957AOct 10, 2000
Method of forming a second antiferromagnetic exchange-coupling layer for magnetoresistive (MR) and giant MR (GMR) applications
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC37 citations91
US6590751B1Jul 8, 2003
Anisotropic magnetoresistive (MR) sensor element with enhanced magnetoresistive (MR) coefficient
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC10 citations74
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC
4 patentsUS9431031B1Aug 30, 2016
System and method for magnetic transducers having multiple sensors and AFC shields
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC31 citations94
US9412400B2Aug 9, 2016
Tunnel magnetoresistance read head with narrow shield-to-shield spacing
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC5 citations84
US9666214B1May 30, 2017
Free layer magnetic reader that may have a reduced shield-to-shield spacing
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC9 citations83
US9786301B1Oct 10, 2017
Apparatuses and methods for providing thin shields in a multiple sensor array
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC6 citations72
ZHONG TOM
3 patentsUS8133745B2Mar 13, 2012
Method of magnetic tunneling layer processes for spin-transfer torque MRAM
ZHONG TOM23 citations92
US8324698B2Dec 4, 2012
High density spin-transfer torque MRAM process
ZHONG TOM30 citations91
US8183061B2May 22, 2012
High density spin-transfer torque MRAM process
ZHONG TOM21 citations91
PAKALA MAHENDRA
1 patentBELEN RODOLFO
1 patent(unassigned)
1 patentUNIV HONG KONG SCIENCE & TECHN
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