Inventor
SHI ZHONG
US32 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC
11 patentsUS8811129B1Aug 19, 2014
Absorption enhanced media for energy assisted magnetic recording
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC49 citations98
US8681594B1Mar 25, 2014
Method and system for improving laser alignment and optical transmission efficiency of an energy assisted magnetic recording head
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC160 citations96
US9336814B1May 10, 2016
Inverse tapered waveguide for use in a heat assisted magnetic recording head
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC7 citations84
US9001628B1Apr 7, 2015
Assistant waveguides for evaluating main waveguide coupling efficiency and diode laser alignment tolerances for hard disk
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC11 citations84
US8923102B1Dec 30, 2014
Optical grating coupling for interferometric waveguides in heat assisted magnetic recording heads
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC8 citations84
US9202493B1Dec 1, 2015
Method of making an ultra-sharp tip mode converter for a HAMR head
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC4 citations73
US9001629B1Apr 7, 2015
Systems and methods for suppressing background energy of a waveguide in an energy assisted magnetic recording system
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC5 citations73
US9190085B1Nov 17, 2015
Waveguide with reflective grating for localized energy intensity
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC3 citations63
US8897102B1Nov 25, 2014
Method and system for measuring light delivery offsets in a heat assisted magnetic recording head
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC3 citations63
US8836949B1Sep 16, 2014
Systems and methods for characterizing near field transducer performance at wafer level using asymmetric interference waveguides
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC2 citations63
US9064527B1Jun 23, 2015
High order tapered waveguide for use in a heat assisted magnetic recording head
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC1 citations52
SHI ZHONG
7 patentsUS8625941B1Jan 7, 2014
Broadband reflective waveguide metal gratings and their formation
SHI ZHONG150 citations99
US8588039B1Nov 19, 2013
Energy-assisted magnetic recording head having multiple cores of different lengths
SHI ZHONG163 citations99
US8422841B1Apr 16, 2013
Double optical grating
SHI ZHONG160 citations99
US8325569B1Dec 4, 2012
EAMR head having improved optical coupling efficiency
SHI ZHONG152 citations99
US8670294B1Mar 11, 2014
Systems and methods for increasing media absorption efficiency using interferometric waveguides
SHI ZHONG164 citations98
US8456966B1Jun 4, 2013
Method and system for enhancing optical efficiency for an EAMR head
SHI ZHONG155 citations97
USD1007262SDec 12, 2023
Saw blade
SHI ZHONG7 citations86
YUAN HONGXING
4 patentsUS8456964B1Jun 4, 2013
Energy assisted magnetic recording head having a reflector for improving efficiency of the light beam
YUAN HONGXING150 citations99
US8570844B1Oct 29, 2013
Absorption enhanced media for energy assisted magnetic recording
YUAN HONGXING79 citations98
US8526275B1Sep 3, 2013
Systems and methods for dissipating heat from a near-field transducer in an energy assisted magnetic recording assembly
YUAN HONGXING167 citations98
US8320220B1Nov 27, 2012
Method and system for providing an energy assisted magnetic recording disk drive having a non-conformal heat spreader
YUAN HONGXING198 citations98
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC
3 patentsUS8859168B2Oct 14, 2014
Masks for microlithography and methods of making and using such masks
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC1 citations62
US7972753B2Jul 5, 2011
Masks for microlithography and methods of making and using such masks
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2 citations62
US7838178B2Nov 23, 2010
Masks for microlithography and methods of making and using such masks
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2 citations62