Inventor
HWANG CHERNGYE
US117 patents
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IBM
33 patentsUS5436778AJul 25, 1995
Magnetoresistive sensor having antiferromagnetic exchange bias
IBM44 citations96
US5315468AMay 24, 1994
Magnetoresistive sensor having antiferromagnetic layer for exchange bias
IBM78 citations96
US5258884ANov 2, 1993
Magnetoresistive read transducer containing a titanium and tungsten alloy spacer layer
IBM24 citations93
US6858909B2Feb 22, 2005
CMP assisted liftoff micropatterning
IBM20 citations92
US6423240B1Jul 23, 2002
Process to tune the slider trailing edge profile
IBM24 citations92
US6346183B1Feb 12, 2002
Use of thin carbon films as a bottom anti-reflective coating in manufacturing magnetic heads
IBM20 citations92
US6117283ASep 12, 2000
Silicon coating on air bearing surface for magnetic thin film heads
IBM23 citations92
US5943187AAug 24, 1999
Carbon overcoat for a slider with improved step coverage
IBM26 citations92
US5734519AMar 31, 1998
Contact magnetic recording disk file with improved head assembly
IBM35 citations92
US5614727AMar 25, 1997
Thin film diode having large current capability with low turn-on voltages for integrated devices
IBM46 citations92
US5275695AJan 4, 1994
Process for generating beveled edges
IBM65 citations92
US4914538AApr 3, 1990
Magnetoresistive read transducer
IBM24 citations92
US6434814B1Aug 20, 2002
Method of manufacturing a magnetic head including a read head with read track width defining layer that planarizes the write gap layer of a write head
IBM29 citations91
US5867890AFeb 9, 1999
Method for making a thin film merged magnetoresistive read/inductive write head having a pedestal pole tip
IBM47 citations90
US5268806ADec 7, 1993
Magnetoresistive transducer having tantalum lead conductors
IBM42 citations90
US6132632AOct 17, 2000
Method and apparatus for achieving etch rate uniformity in a reactive ion etcher
IBM25 citations86
US5872684AFeb 16, 1999
Air bearing slider having a relieved trailing edge
IBM32 citations86
US6503406B1Jan 7, 2003
Method for forming the air bearing surface of a slider using nonreactive plasma
IBM17 citations83
US6416935B1Jul 9, 2002
Method for forming the air bearing surface of a slider
IBM17 citations83
US6569295B2May 27, 2003
Method for grading surface topography for improved step coverage and planarization
IBM15 citations82
US5436047AJul 25, 1995
Thin film magnetic recording disk comprising a metallic disk blank, a substantially non-magnetic Ni-Cr-O film having a textured surface and a magnetic film
IBM19 citations81
US6427319B1Aug 6, 2002
Method for protecting magnetic read/write transducers against electrostatic discharge during disk drive manufacturing
IBM15 citations80
US6001268ADec 14, 1999
Reactive ion etching of alumina/TiC substrates
IBM17 citations80
US5948532ASep 7, 1999
Cermet adhesion layer with carbonaceous wear layer for head/disk interfaces
IBM17 citations79
US6969625B2Nov 29, 2005
CMP assisted liftoff micropatterning
IBM9 citations74
US6623652B1Sep 23, 2003
Reactive ion etching of the lapped trailing edge surface of a slider
IBM11 citations74
US6328859B1Dec 11, 2001
Method of making second pole tip of a write head with a narrow track width
IBM7 citations74
US6031695AFeb 29, 2000
Combined read head and write head with non-magnetic electrically conductive layer on upper pole tip thereof
IBM6 citations74
US6004473ADec 21, 1999
Magnetic write head having a coil with submicron pitch
IBM9 citations74
US5926350AJul 20, 1999
Dual gap horizontal thin film inductive head
IBM14 citations74
US9966237B2May 8, 2018
System and method for differential etching
IBM2 citations73
US6532134B1Mar 11, 2003
Silicon coating on air bearing surface for magnetic thin film heads
IBM7 citations73
US6027660AFeb 22, 2000
Method of etching ceramics of alumina/TiC with high density plasma
IBM12 citations73
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
9 patentsUS11532323B1Dec 20, 2022
BiSbX (012) layers having increased operating temperatures for SOT and MRAM devices
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC21 citations94
US11094338B1Aug 17, 2021
SOT film stack for differential reader
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC27 citations94
US10083713B1Sep 25, 2018
Heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) write head with protective multilayer film for near-field transducer
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC22 citations88
US11783853B1Oct 10, 2023
Topological insulator based spin torque oscillator reader
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC5 citations86
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
US11495741B2Nov 8, 2022
Bismuth antimony alloys for use as topological insulators
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC15 citations82
US11670329B1Jun 6, 2023
Two-dimensional magnetic recording (TDMR) to counter tape dimensional stability (TDS) errors in a tape media
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC4 citations75
US11437061B1Sep 6, 2022
Read head having one or more antiferromagnetic layers above soft bias side shields, and related methods
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC4 citations73
US9747929B2Aug 29, 2017
Method to coat NFT area with highly thermal conducting material in HAMR structure
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations73
BISKEBORN ROBERT G
3 patentsHGST Netherlands BV
3 patentsUS9053718B1Jun 9, 2015
Method for manufacturing a magnetic tape head using an ink mask formed by printing
HGST Netherlands BV12 citations79
US9786302B1Oct 10, 2017
Flux-guided tunneling magnetoresistive (TMR) sensor for magnetic tape with reduced likelihood of electrical shorting
HGST Netherlands BV2 citations73
US9460738B1Oct 4, 2016
Method to coat NFT area with highly thermal conducting material in HAMR structure
HGST Netherlands BV3 citations73
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
1 patentHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH
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