Inventor
TERUNUMA KOICHI
JP58 patents
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TDK CORP
44 patentsUS6563681B1May 13, 2003
Magnetoresistance effect film and magnetoresistance effect type head
TDK CORP124 citations98
US7791838B2Sep 7, 2010
Magnetic head apparatus and magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus
TDK CORP24 citations93
US7046487B2May 16, 2006
Magnetoresistive effective element, thin film magnetic head, magnetic head device and magnetic recording/reproducing device
TDK CORP25 citations93
US6721140B2Apr 13, 2004
Magnetoresistive device and method of manufacturing same and thin-film magnetic head and method of manufacturing same
TDK CORP32 citations93
US6657826B2Dec 2, 2003
Magnetoresistive device and method of manufacturing same, thin-film magnetic head and method of manufacturing same, head gimbal assembly and hard disk drive
TDK CORP34 citations93
US6636395B1Oct 21, 2003
Magnetic transducer and thin film magnetic head using the same
TDK CORP32 citations93
US6591481B2Jul 15, 2003
Method of manufacturing magnetoresistive device and method of manufacturing thin-film magnetic head
TDK CORP44 citations93
US6545848B1Apr 8, 2003
Magnetic transducer, thin film magnetic head and method of manufacturing the same
TDK CORP31 citations93
US6477018B1Nov 5, 2002
Thin-film magnetic head and method of manufacturing the same
TDK CORP22 citations93
US6137652AOct 24, 2000
Thin film magnetic head with separated yoke and pole tips
TDK CORP26 citations93
US6040965AMar 21, 2000
Thin film magnetic head having grooves which become gradually shallower
TDK CORP36 citations93
US6381093B2Apr 30, 2002
Thin film magnetic head with magnetic films with increasing widths from a surface facing a recording medium
TDK CORP37 citations92
US6329211B1Dec 11, 2001
Method of manufacturing thin film magnetic head
TDK CORP39 citations92
US6188543B1Feb 13, 2001
Thin film magnetic head
TDK CORP19 citations92
US6169642B1Jan 2, 2001
Thin-film magnetic head having a three-layer pole tip structure
TDK CORP29 citations92
US6151193ANov 21, 2000
Thin film magnetic head
TDK CORP54 citations92
US6163437ADec 19, 2000
Magnetic head with spin valve effect magnetoresistive element and its manufacturing method
TDK CORP21 citations91
US6731474B2May 4, 2004
Thin film magnetic head and method of manufacturing the same
TDK CORP17 citations84
US6636398B2Oct 21, 2003
Magnetoresistive effect sensor, thin-film magnetic head with the sensor, manufacturing method of magnetoresistive sensor and manufacturing method of thin-film magnetic head
TDK CORP18 citations84
US6466415B1Oct 15, 2002
Thin film magnetic head including a first pole portion having a depressed portion for receiving a coil
TDK CORP18 citations84
US6444406B1Sep 3, 2002
Method for forming photoresist pattern and manufacturing method of magnetoresistive effect thin-film magnetic head
TDK CORP14 citations84
US6414825B1Jul 2, 2002
Thin film device, thin film magnetic head and magnetoresistive element
TDK CORP17 citations84
US6178065B1Jan 23, 2001
Thin film magnetic head and manufacturing method of the head
TDK CORP16 citations83
US6636392B2Oct 21, 2003
Thin-film magnetic head with magnetoresistive effect element
TDK CORP13 citations81
US7126794B2Oct 24, 2006
Thin film magnetic head including heat dissipation, method of manufacturing the same, and magnetic disk drive
TDK CORP6 citations74
US7088560B2Aug 8, 2006
Thin film magnetic head including a heat dissipation layer, method of manufacturing the same and magnetic disk drive
TDK CORP5 citations74
US7029770B2Apr 18, 2006
Exchange-coupled film, spin valve film, thin film magnetic head, magnetic head apparatus, and magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus
TDK CORP8 citations74
US6404603B1Jun 11, 2002
Thin film device, thin film head, and magnetoresistive element
TDK CORP10 citations74
US5978184ANov 2, 1999
Magnetoresistive effect element and thin film magnetic head with the element
TDK CORP10 citations74
US5558944ASep 24, 1996
Magnetic head and a process for production thereof
TDK CORP11 citations74
US6604275B1Aug 12, 2003
Method of manufacturing thin-film magnetic head
TDK CORP12 citations73
US5936812AAug 10, 1999
Thin film magnetic head with inductive magnetic conversion element and magnetoresistive conversion element
TDK CORP11 citations66
US7311850B2Dec 25, 2007
Method of forming patterned thin film and method of fabricating micro device
TDK CORP3 citations63
US7221546B2May 22, 2007
Thin film magnetic head, head gimbal assembly, and hard disk drive
TDK CORP5 citations63
US7107667B2Sep 19, 2006
Method for fabricating thin film magnetic head
TDK CORP2 citations63
US6982855B2Jan 3, 2006
Magnetoresistive head having layer structure between free and lead layers with layer structure including fixed magnetization layer
TDK CORP5 citations63
US6947261B2Sep 20, 2005
Thin film magnetic head and method of manufacturing the same
TDK CORP2 citations63
US6927950B2Aug 9, 2005
Thin-film magnetic head and method of manufacturing same, head gimbal assembly, and hard disk drive
TDK CORP5 citations63
US6757142B1Jun 29, 2004
Magnetoresistive effect element with a magnetic sensing region and outside regions thereof, and manufacturing method of the element
TDK CORP5 citations63
US6633463B1Oct 14, 2003
Thin-film magnetic head, head suspension assembly, magnetic disk device and manufacturing method of them
TDK CORP6 citations63
US6462917B2Oct 8, 2002
Magnetoresistive sensor, a thin film magnetic head, a magnetic head device, and a magnetic disk drive device
TDK CORP4 citations63
US6364964B1Apr 2, 2002
Manufacturing method of spin valve magnetoresistive effect element and manufacturing method of thin-film magnetic head with the element
TDK CORP4 citations63
US7027271B2Apr 11, 2006
Magnetoresistive device in a thin-film magnetic head and method of manufacturing same having particular electrode overlay configuration
TDK CORP4 citations62
US7259940B2Aug 21, 2007
Thin-film magnetic head, head gimbal assembly, and hard disk drive
TDK CORP6 citations61
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC
5 patentsUS6998150B2Feb 14, 2006
Method of adjusting CoFe free layer magnetostriction
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC84 citations98
US7477491B2Jan 13, 2009
GMR device having an improved free layer
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC42 citations93
US7675718B2Mar 9, 2010
Narrow track CPP head with bias cancellation
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC8 citations84
US7134184B2Nov 14, 2006
Process of manufacturing a narrow track CCP head with bias cancellation
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC12 citations84
US7506430B2Mar 24, 2009
Process to manufacture narrow track CPP head with bias cancellation
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC4 citations63
TOSHIBA KK
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