Inventor
HO MICHAEL KUOK SAN
US31 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
28 patentsUS10210888B1Feb 19, 2019
Dual spin-orbit torque oscillator in magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC77 citations98
US10181334B1Jan 15, 2019
Spin-orbit torque based magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC55 citations98
US10014012B1Jul 3, 2018
Spin-orbit torque based magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC61 citations98
US11557314B1Jan 17, 2023
Write heads having conducting side gap for directing current
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC22 citations94
US10839831B1Nov 17, 2020
Dual writer designs with SOT and STT assisted recording
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC32 citations94
US10777219B1Sep 15, 2020
Write heads configured to redirect current
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC16 citations94
US10403309B2Sep 3, 2019
Dual spin-orbit torque oscillator in magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC16 citations94
US10157632B1Dec 18, 2018
Areal density capability improvement with spin-orbit torque based structures surrounding main pole tip
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC28 citations94
US10997988B1May 4, 2021
Magnetic recording head with non-magnetic conductive structure
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC18 citations93
US11600293B1Mar 7, 2023
Three terminal magnetic recording head
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC10 citations86
US10679650B2Jun 9, 2020
Current-assisted magnetic recording write head with improved write gap structure
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC17 citations86
US10957348B2Mar 23, 2021
Magnetic recording write head with selected write gap current direction for minimization of cross-track interference
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC13 citations85
US11437058B2Sep 6, 2022
Areal density capability improvement with a main pole skin
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC4 citations84
US10861485B1Dec 8, 2020
Write heads configured to redirect current
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC8 citations84
US10734015B1Aug 4, 2020
Magnetic recording write head having YIG-heavy metal-YIG in write gap and side gap to maximize spin-orbit-coupling efficiency
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC8 citations84
US11373675B2Jun 28, 2022
Magnetic head with assisted magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC3 citations73
US10885933B2Jan 5, 2021
Giant spin-seebeck effect induced magnon transfer torque-assisted MAMR
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC4 citations73
US10878841B1Dec 29, 2020
Dual writer for advanced magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations73
US10839828B2Nov 17, 2020
Magnetic write head with current guiding layer
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations73
US10734014B2Aug 4, 2020
Areal density capability improvement with a main pole skin
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations73
US10699734B2Jun 30, 2020
Magnetic recording write head with selected write gap current direction for minimization of cross-track interference
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations73
US11276422B2Mar 15, 2022
Magnetic recording head with non-magnetic conductive structure
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC4 citations72
US11682418B2Jun 20, 2023
Areal density capability improvement with a main pole skin
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations63
US11049512B2Jun 29, 2021
Areal density capability improvement with a main pole skin
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations63
US11430469B2Aug 30, 2022
Dual writer for advanced magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11127417B2Sep 21, 2021
Dual writer for advanced magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11049514B2Jun 29, 2021
MAMR writer with low resistance MAMR stack
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US10872625B1Dec 22, 2020
Helical coils design and process for dual writer magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations62