Inventor
LEE WEN-YAUNG
US21 patents
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HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH
11 patentsUS7196878B2Mar 27, 2007
Self-pinned spin valve sensor with stress modification layers for reducing the likelihood of amplitude flip
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH18 citations83
US6785099B2Aug 31, 2004
Read gap improvements through high resistance magnetic shield layers
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH9 citations74
US7333302B2Feb 19, 2008
GMR sensor having an under-layer treated with nitrogen for increased magnetoresistance
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH4 citations71
US7251110B2Jul 31, 2007
GMR sensor having layers treated with nitrogen for increased magnetoresistance
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH9 citations71
US7382590B2Jun 3, 2008
MR sensor and thin film media having alloyed Ru antiparallel spacer layer for enhanced antiparallel exchange coupling
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH3 citations63
US6842306B2Jan 11, 2005
Magnetic head having highly thermally conductive insulator materials containing cobalt-oxide
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH2 citations60
US6937448B2Aug 30, 2005
Spin valve having copper oxide spacer layer with specified coupling field strength between multi-layer free and pinned layer structures
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH2 citations59
US7675717B2Mar 9, 2010
Magnetic read head having increased electron exchange
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH0 citations52
US7408747B2Aug 5, 2008
Enhanced anti-parallel-pinned sensor using thin ruthenium spacer and high magnetic field annealing
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH1 citations51
US7573685B2Aug 11, 2009
GMR sensor having a capping layer treated with nitrogen for increased magnetoresistance
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH0 citations50
US7650684B2Jan 26, 2010
Method for fabricating a magnetic head including a read sensor
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH1 citations49
IBM
6 patentsUS6223420B1May 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
US5731936AMar 24, 1998
Magnetoresistive (MR) sensor with coefficient enhancing that promotes thermal stability
IBM80 citations96
US6873499B2Mar 29, 2005
Read head having high resistance soft magnetic flux guide layer for enhancing read sensor efficiency
IBM12 citations84
US6519120B1Feb 11, 2003
Ap-pinned spin valves with enhanced GMR and thermal stability
IBM11 citations73
US4183781AJan 15, 1980
Stabilization process for aluminum microcircuits which have been reactive-ion etched
IBM9 citations73