Inventor
LIAO SIMON
US49 patents
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HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC
38 patentsUS6998150B2Feb 14, 2006
Method of adjusting CoFe free layer magnetostriction
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC84 citations98
US6888703B2May 3, 2005
Multilayered structures comprising magnetic nano-oxide layers for current perpindicular to plane GMR heads
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC33 citations96
US6770382B1Aug 3, 2004
GMR configuration with enhanced spin filtering
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC63 citations96
US7477491B2Jan 13, 2009
GMR device having an improved free layer
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC42 citations93
US6953601B2Oct 11, 2005
Synthetic free layer for CPP GMR
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC23 citations93
US6882509B2Apr 19, 2005
GMR configuration with enhanced spin filtering
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC32 citations93
US7016168B2Mar 21, 2006
Method of increasing CPP GMR in a spin valve structure
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC20 citations92
US6857180B2Feb 22, 2005
Method for fabricating a patterned synthetic longitudinal exchange biased GMR sensor
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC33 citations92
US7180716B2Feb 20, 2007
Fabrication method for an in-stack stabilized synthetic stitched CPP GMR head
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC14 citations84
US7141314B2Nov 28, 2006
CPP GMR and magnetostriction improvement by laminating Co90Fe10 free layer with thin Fe50Co50 layers
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC15 citations84
US7010848B2Mar 14, 2006
Synthetic pattern exchange configuration for side reading reduction
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC13 citations84
US6903904B2Jun 7, 2005
CPP GMR synthetic spin valve enhancement
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC16 citations84
US6759084B1Jul 6, 2004
Process to form NOL structure for CPP GMR
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC14 citations84
US6683762B2Jan 27, 2004
CPP GMR device with inverse GMR material
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC18 citations84
US7201947B2Apr 10, 2007
CPP and MTJ reader design with continuous exchange-coupled free layer
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC7 citations74
US7006337B2Feb 28, 2006
Multilayered structures comprising magnetic nano-oxide layers for current perpendicular to plane GMR heads
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC8 citations74
US6985337B2Jan 10, 2006
Multilayered structures comprising magnetic nano-oxide layers for current perpendicular to plane GMR heads
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC6 citations74
US6972934B2Dec 6, 2005
Synthetic anti-parallel spin valve with thin AFM layer for very high density application
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC11 citations74
US6885527B1Apr 26, 2005
Process to manufacture a top spin valve
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC7 citations74
US6873501B2Mar 29, 2005
CPP spin valve head with bias point control
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC8 citations74
US6816346B2Nov 9, 2004
Ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic bilayer, including decoupler, for longitudinal bias
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC4 citations74
US6721143B2Apr 13, 2004
Ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic bilayer, including decoupler, for longitudinal bias
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC11 citations74
US7400475B2Jul 15, 2008
Patterned, synthetic longitudinally exchange biased GMR sensor
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC4 citations73
US6594124B2Jul 15, 2003
Canted adjacent layer stabilized SV heads
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC11 citations73
US7162791B2Jan 16, 2007
Method of manufacturing integrated spin valve head
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC2 citations63
US7089650B2Aug 15, 2006
Method of manufacturing integrated spin valve head
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC1 citations63
US7075758B2Jul 11, 2006
Supplementary shield for CPP GMR read head
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC3 citations63
US6999286B2Feb 14, 2006
Multilayered structures comprising magnetic nano-oxide layers for current perpendicular to plane GMR heads
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC1 citations63
US6995959B2Feb 7, 2006
Integrated spin valve head
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC3 citations63
US7170720B2Jan 30, 2007
CPP read head for high density and shield noise suppression
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC2 citations62
US7152304B2Dec 26, 2006
Method for fabricating a patterned, synthetic transverse exchange biased GMR sensor
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC1 citations62
US7134186B2Nov 14, 2006
Method for fabricating a patterned, synthetic transversely exchanged biased GMR sensor
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC3 citations62
US7184248B2Feb 27, 2007
Synthetic pattern exchange configuration for side reading reduction
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC0 citations52
US7130168B2Oct 31, 2006
Synthetic free layer for CPP GMR
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC0 citations52
US7074456B2Jul 11, 2006
Process for manufacturing a bottom spin valve structure
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC0 citations52
US7068478B2Jun 27, 2006
CPP GMR read head
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC1 citations52
US7060321B2Jun 13, 2006
Process for manufacturing a top spin valve
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC0 citations52
US6987651B2Jan 17, 2006
Multilayered structures comprising magnetic nano-oxide layers for current perpendicular to plane GMR heads
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC0 citations52