Inventor
HSIAO RICHARD
US84 patents
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IBM
39 patentsUS6168845B1Jan 2, 2001
Patterned magnetic media and method of making the same using selective oxidation
IBM194 citations98
US6609948B1Aug 26, 2003
Method of making an electronic lapping guide (ELG) for lapping a read sensor
IBM74 citations96
US5999379ADec 7, 1999
Spin valve read head with plasma produced metal oxide insulation layer between lead and shield layers and method of making
IBM43 citations96
US5901432AMay 11, 1999
Method for making a thin film inductive write head having a pedestal pole tip and an electroplated gap
IBM66 citations96
US5292688AMar 8, 1994
Solder interconnection structure on organic substrates and process for making
IBM55 citations96
US5280414AJan 18, 1994
Au-Sn transient liquid bonding in high performance laminates
IBM52 citations96
US5121190AJun 9, 1992
Solder interconnection structure on organic substrates
IBM88 citations96
US6226149B1May 1, 2001
Planar stitched write head having write coil insulated with inorganic insulation
IBM63 citations95
US6191918B1Feb 20, 2001
Embedded dual coil planar structure
IBM54 citations95
US6570739B2May 27, 2003
Magnetic head having write head element with high aspect ratio coil
IBM24 citations93
US6209193B1Apr 3, 2001
Method of making read sensor with self-aligned low resistance leads
IBM33 citations93
US6515826B1Feb 4, 2003
Magnetic head induction coil fabrication method utilizing aspect ratio dependent etching
IBM24 citations92
US6507456B1Jan 14, 2003
Dual coil and lead connections fabricated by image transfer and selective etch
IBM23 citations92
US6470566B2Oct 29, 2002
ESD protection during GMR head fabrication
IBM27 citations92
US6377423B2Apr 23, 2002
Planar stitched write head having write coil insulated with inorganic insulation
IBM32 citations92
US6346183B1Feb 12, 2002
Use of thin carbon films as a bottom anti-reflective coating in manufacturing magnetic heads
IBM20 citations92
US6239955B1May 29, 2001
Stabilized MR sensor and heat guide joined by contiguous junction
IBM22 citations92
US6181532B1Jan 30, 2001
Stabilized MR sensor and flux/heat guide joined by contiguous junction
IBM16 citations92
US6074566AJun 13, 2000
Thin film inductive write head with minimal organic insulation material and method for its manufacture
IBM44 citations92
US5930084AJul 27, 1999
Stabilized MR sensor and flux guide joined by contiguous junction
IBM25 citations92
US5893981AApr 13, 1999
Method of making stabilized MR sensor and flux guide joined by contiguous junction
IBM29 citations92
US5885750AMar 23, 1999
Tantalum adhesion layer and reactive-ion-etch process for providing a thin film metallization area
IBM47 citations92
US5421507AJun 6, 1995
Au-Sn transient liquid bonding in high performance laminates
IBM27 citations92
US6650511B2Nov 18, 2003
Magnetic head assembly with electrostatic discharge (ESD) shunt/pads seed layer
IBM22 citations91
US5867890AFeb 9, 1999
Method for making a thin film merged magnetoresistive read/inductive write head having a pedestal pole tip
IBM47 citations90
US5648113AJul 15, 1997
Aluminum oxide LPCVD system
IBM25 citations90
US6162305ADec 19, 2000
Method of making spin valve read head with plasma produced metal oxide insulation layer between lead and shield layers
IBM16 citations84
US6776917B2Aug 17, 2004
Chemical mechanical polishing thickness control in magnetic head fabrication
IBM14 citations83
US6723252B1Apr 20, 2004
Magnetic head P1 magnetic pole notching with reduced polymer deposition
IBM14 citations83
US6503406B1Jan 7, 2003
Method for forming the air bearing surface of a slider using nonreactive plasma
IBM17 citations83
US6477011B1Nov 5, 2002
Magnetic recording device having an improved slider
IBM14 citations83
US6416935B1Jul 9, 2002
Method for forming the air bearing surface of a slider
IBM17 citations83
US6589436B1Jul 8, 2003
Method of adjusting the flatness of a slider using selective plasma etching
IBM15 citations82
US5540777AJul 30, 1996
Aluminum oxide LPCVD system
IBM17 citations81
US6623652B1Sep 23, 2003
Reactive ion etching of the lapped trailing edge surface of a slider
IBM11 citations74
US6621660B2Sep 16, 2003
Thin film magnetic head
IBM8 citations74
US6328859B1Dec 11, 2001
Method of making second pole tip of a write head with a narrow track width
IBM7 citations74
US6162582ADec 19, 2000
Method of making a high resolution lead to shield short-resistant read head
IBM14 citations74
US6031695AFeb 29, 2000
Combined read head and write head with non-magnetic electrically conductive layer on upper pole tip thereof
IBM6 citations74
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH
11 patentsUS6913704B2Jul 5, 2005
Magnetic head induction coil fabrication method utilizing aspect ratio dependent etching
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH16 citations92
US6819527B1Nov 16, 2004
Magnetic head with lower coil traces connected to integrally formed vertical interconnects and upper coil traces through plural insulating layer arrangement
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH17 citations92
US7139153B2Nov 21, 2006
Magnetic pole tip for perpendicular magnetic recording
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH26 citations89
US7380332B2Jun 3, 2008
Magnetic head coil system and damascene/reactive ion etching method for manufacturing the same
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH10 citations83
US7127800B2Oct 31, 2006
Narrow write head pole tip fabricated by sidewall processing
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH5 citations74
US7116516B2Oct 3, 2006
Magnetic head having write head with helical coil and method for fabrication thereof
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH10 citations74
US6996894B2Feb 14, 2006
Methods of making magnetic heads with improved contiguous junctions
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH8 citations74
US6901653B2Jun 7, 2005
Process for manufacturing a magnetic head coil structure
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH5 citations74
US6870705B2Mar 22, 2005
Magnetic head having short pole yoke length and method for fabrication thereof
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH7 citations74
US6785101B2Aug 31, 2004
Overlaid lead giant magnetoresistive head with side reading reduction
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH7 citations74
US6741422B2May 25, 2004
Method of making magnetic head having narrow pole tip and fine pitch coil
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH12 citations74
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