Inventor
HU CHIH-CHING
US29 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
21 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
US10249329B1Apr 2, 2019
Current-perpendicular-to-the-plane (CPP) magnetoresistive (MR) sensor with wedge shaped free layer
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC9 citations84
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
US12106787B1Oct 1, 2024
DFL read head with SiOx cap layer on AlOx refill layers
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations71
US11410690B2Aug 9, 2022
Two-dimensional magnetic recording reader with dual free layer magnetic tunnel junction
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations70
US11385306B2Jul 12, 2022
TMR sensor with magnetic tunnel junctions with shape anisotropy
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations63
US12308052B2May 20, 2025
Produce thinner DTS and adjustable capacitance for TDMR heads
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11495252B2Nov 8, 2022
Magnetic sensor array with single TMR film plus laser annealing and characterization
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11415645B2Aug 16, 2022
Magnetic sensor array with one TMR stack having two free layers
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11201280B2Dec 14, 2021
Bottom leads chemical mechanical planarization for TMR magnetic sensors
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11170806B2Nov 9, 2021
Magnetic sensor array with single TMR film plus laser annealing and characterization
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations62
US11169227B2Nov 9, 2021
Dual free layer TMR magnetic field sensor
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11169226B2Nov 9, 2021
Magnetic sensor bias point adjustment method
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11169228B2Nov 9, 2021
Magnetic sensor with serial resistor for asymmetric sensing field range
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US12243565B2Mar 4, 2025
Dual free layer read head having recessed sidewall insulator layer and method of making thereof
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations61
US12374356B1Jul 29, 2025
Pinned shield with controllable exchange bias field
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations52
US11598828B2Mar 7, 2023
Magnetic sensor array with different RA TMR film
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations52
US11385305B2Jul 12, 2022
Magnetic sensor array with dual TMR film
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations52
US12322420B2Jun 3, 2025
Middle shields two-dimensional magnetic recording read heads
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations51
US11493573B2Nov 8, 2022
Magnetic sensor with dual TMR films and the method of making the same
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations50
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC
3 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
US9070381B1Jun 30, 2015
Magnetic recording read transducer having a laminated free layer
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC6 citations73
US9940956B1Apr 10, 2018
Apparatus and method for reducing corrosion in capping layer of magnetic recording reader
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC2 citations69