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NGUYEN THAO A
US21 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
14 patentsUS10839831B1Nov 17, 2020
Dual writer designs with SOT and STT assisted recording
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC32 citations94
US11489108B2Nov 1, 2022
BiSb topological insulator with seed layer or interlayer to prevent sb diffusion and promote BiSb (012) orientation
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC6 citations86
US12314842B2May 27, 2025
Matrix-vector multiplication using SOT-based non-volatile memory cells
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations75
US10878841B1Dec 29, 2020
Dual writer for advanced magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations73
US12527232B2Jan 13, 2026
BiSb topological insulator with seed layer or interlayer to prevent Sb diffusion and promote BiSb (012) orientation
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11430469B2Aug 30, 2022
Dual writer for advanced magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11404080B2Aug 2, 2022
Optimized dual thermal fly-height design for dual writers for advanced magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11283008B1Mar 22, 2022
Apparatus and methods for magnetic memory devices with magnetic assist layer
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11127417B2Sep 21, 2021
Dual writer for advanced magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11087789B1Aug 10, 2021
Optimized dual thermal fly-height design for dual writers for advanced magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations62
US10872625B1Dec 22, 2020
Helical coils design and process for dual writer magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations62
US11694713B2Jul 4, 2023
BiSb topological insulator with novel buffer layer that promotes a BiSb (012) orientation
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations60
US11393516B2Jul 19, 2022
SOT-based spin torque oscillators for oscillatory neural networks
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations52
US11275130B2Mar 15, 2022
Magnetic sensor bridge using dual free layer
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations52
IBM
7 patentsUS5595791AJan 21, 1997
Process for texturing brittle glass disks
IBM56 citations95
US5586040ADec 17, 1996
Process and apparatus for controlled laser texturing of magnetic recording disk
IBM68 citations95
US5567484AOct 22, 1996
Process for texturing brittle nonmetallic surfaces
IBM54 citations95
US5550696AAug 27, 1996
Magnetic recording disk having textured test band for controlling texture in the slider landing zone
IBM73 citations95
US5528922AJun 25, 1996
Method of making disk bumps with laser pulses for calibrating PZT sliders
IBM39 citations95
US5539213AJul 23, 1996
Process and apparatus for laser analysis of surface having a repetitive texture pattern
IBM39 citations91
US5631408AMay 20, 1997
Method of making disk bumps with laser pulses
IBM15 citations81