Inventor
MAO MING
US86 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC
13 patentsUS8760822B1Jun 24, 2014
Method and system for providing a read transducer having an extended pinned layer and soft magnetic bias structures with improved stability
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC139 citations98
US8343319B1Jan 1, 2013
Method and system for providing an improved hard bias structure
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC150 citations97
US9922672B1Mar 20, 2018
Dual free layer magnetic reader having a rear bias structure having a high aspect ratio
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC6 citations84
US9214172B2Dec 15, 2015
Method of manufacturing a magnetic read head
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC11 citations84
US9147404B1Sep 29, 2015
Method and system for providing a read transducer having a dual free layer
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC18 citations84
US9065043B1Jun 23, 2015
Tunnel magnetoresistance read head with narrow shield-to-shield spacing
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC10 citations84
US10074387B1Sep 11, 2018
Method and system for providing a read transducer having symmetric antiferromagnetically coupled shields
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC10 citations83
US8970988B1Mar 3, 2015
Electric gaps and method for making electric gaps for multiple sensor arrays
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC16 citations83
US9236560B1Jan 12, 2016
Spin transfer torque tunneling magnetoresistive device having a laminated free layer with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC14 citations82
US10068601B1Sep 4, 2018
Free layer only magnetic reader that may have a reduced shield-to-shield spacing and a multilayer side bias
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC6 citations73
US9396743B1Jul 19, 2016
Systems and methods for controlling soft bias thickness for tunnel magnetoresistance readers
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC3 citations73
US9230565B1Jan 5, 2016
Magnetic shield for magnetic recording head
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC4 citations73
US9034564B1May 19, 2015
Reader fabrication method employing developable bottom anti-reflective coating
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC5 citations73
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
8 patentsUS10777222B1Sep 15, 2020
Two-dimensional magnetic recording (TDMR) read head structure with different stacked sensors and disk drive incorporating the structure
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC26 citations94
US11087785B1Aug 10, 2021
Effective rear hard bias for dual free layer read heads
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC15 citations86
US11170809B1Nov 9, 2021
Transverse bias strength enhancement in dual free layer tunnel magnetoresistive read heads
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC7 citations84
US11514933B1Nov 29, 2022
Method to enhance magnetic strength and robustness of rear hard bias for dual free layer read
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC4 citations73
US11428758B2Aug 30, 2022
High sensitivity TMR magnetic sensor
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations73
US11514934B1Nov 29, 2022
Planar design for sensors in a dual free layer read head
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC4 citations72
US10629230B2Apr 21, 2020
Method of forming a magnetic head
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations72
US12106787B1Oct 1, 2024
DFL read head with SiOx cap layer on AlOx refill layers
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations71
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC
8 patentsUS9449621B1Sep 20, 2016
Dual free layer magnetic reader having a rear bias structure having a high aspect ratio
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC30 citations94
US9431031B1Aug 30, 2016
System and method for magnetic transducers having multiple sensors and AFC shields
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC31 citations94
US9786305B1Oct 10, 2017
Magnetic read apparatus having multiple read sensors with reduced sensor spacing usable in two-dimensional magnetic recording applications
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC14 citations84
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
US9812155B1Nov 7, 2017
Method and system for fabricating high junction angle read sensors
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC7 citations81
US9786301B1Oct 10, 2017
Apparatuses and methods for providing thin shields in a multiple sensor array
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC6 citations72
US9705072B2Jul 11, 2017
Spin transfer torque tunneling magnetoresistive device having a laminated free layer with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC2 citations71
READ RITE CORP
2 patentsVEECO INSTR INC
2 patentsCHENGDU BOE OPTOELECT TECH CO
2 patentsWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT INC
1 patentXIAO RONGFU
1 patentMAURI DANIELE
1 patentROY ANUP G
1 patentLI GUANXIONG
1 patent(unassigned)
1 patentHO KUOK SAN
1 patentSHANG CHANGHE
1 patentGAO WEI
1 patentMAO MING
1 patentCHEN LAURENCE L
1 patentROY ANUP GHOSH
1 patentELECTRONIC ARTS INC
1 patentSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
1 patentIMEC VZW
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