Inventor
WICKRAMASINGHE HEMANTHA K
US49 patents
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IBM
40 patentsUS5602820AFeb 11, 1997
Method and apparatus for mass data storage
IBM181 citations99
US5527110AJun 18, 1996
Method and apparatus for detecting asperities on magnetic disks using thermal proximity imaging
IBM111 citations98
US6334807B1Jan 1, 2002
Chemical mechanical polishing in-situ end point system
IBM113 citations97
US5538898AJul 23, 1996
Method suitable for identifying a code sequence of a biomolecule
IBM59 citations96
US5347854ASep 20, 1994
Two dimensional profiling with a contact force atomic force microscope
IBM56 citations96
US5065103ANov 12, 1991
Scanning capacitance - voltage microscopy
IBM93 citations96
US5003815AApr 2, 1991
Atomic photo-absorption force microscope
IBM74 citations96
US4947034AAug 7, 1990
Apertureless near field optical microscope
IBM71 citations96
US4941753AJul 17, 1990
Absorption microscopy and/or spectroscopy with scanning tunneling microscopy control
IBM59 citations96
US5298975AMar 29, 1994
Combined scanning force microscope and optical metrology tool
IBM130 citations94
US5283442AFeb 1, 1994
Surface profiling using scanning force microscopy
IBM79 citations94
US6671127B2Dec 30, 2003
Magnetic recording system with single coil for thermally assisted writing
IBM33 citations93
US6656693B2Dec 2, 2003
Self assembled nano-devices using DNA
IBM20 citations93
US5624845AApr 29, 1997
Assembly and a method suitable for identifying a code
IBM33 citations93
US5392118AFeb 21, 1995
Method for measuring a trench depth parameter of a material
IBM44 citations93
US5384639AJan 24, 1995
Depth measurement of high aspect ratio structures
IBM25 citations93
US5263776ANov 23, 1993
Multi-wavelength optical thermometry
IBM40 citations93
US4992659AFeb 12, 1991
Near-field lorentz force microscopy
IBM47 citations93
US7488967B2Feb 10, 2009
Structure for confining the switching current in phase memory (PCM) cells
IBM40 citations92
US7009694B2Mar 7, 2006
Indirect switching and sensing of phase change memory cells
IBM40 citations92
US6319093B1Nov 20, 2001
Chemical-mechanical polishing system and method for integrated spin dry-film thickness measurement
IBM32 citations92
US5382795AJan 17, 1995
Ultrafine silicon tips for AFM/STM profilometry
IBM41 citations92
US5280341AJan 18, 1994
Feedback controlled differential fiber interferometer
IBM36 citations92
US5242541ASep 7, 1993
Method of producing ultrafine silicon tips for the afm/stm profilometry
IBM39 citations92
US6579149B2Jun 17, 2003
Support and alignment device for enabling chemical mechanical polishing rinse and film measurements
IBM13 citations83
US7130379B2Oct 31, 2006
Device and method for generating an x-ray point source by geometric confinement
IBM8 citations74
US5623338AApr 22, 1997
Interferometric near-field apparatus based on multi-pole sensing
IBM17 citations74
US5623339AApr 22, 1997
Interferometric measuring method based on multi-pole sensing
IBM16 citations74
US5260577ANov 9, 1993
Sample carriage for scanning probe microscope
IBM11 citations72
US5609744AMar 11, 1997
Assembly suitable for identifying a code sequence of a biomolecule in a gel embodiment
IBM10 citations70
US5607568AMar 4, 1997
Assembly suitable for identifying a code sequence of a biomolecule in a free-solution embodiment
IBM14 citations70
US7879728B2Feb 1, 2011
Sub-lithographic printing method
IBM3 citations63
US7280297B2Oct 9, 2007
Optical storage system using an antenna for recording information data to a phase-change type medium
IBM4 citations63
US6548843B2Apr 15, 2003
Ferroelectric storage read-write memory
IBM3 citations63
US6403321B1Jun 11, 2002
Nano-devices using block-copolymers
IBM3 citations63
US6218175B1Apr 17, 2001
Nano-devices using block-copolymers
IBM3 citations63
US7682866B2Mar 23, 2010
Non-planarized, self-aligned, non-volatile phase-change memory array and method of formation
IBM4 citations62
US7579149B2Aug 25, 2009
Method and apparatus to separate molecules according to their mobilities
IBM2 citations56
US7738207B2Jun 15, 2010
Optical storage system using an antenna for recording information data to a phase-change type medium
IBM0 citations52
US7469039B2Dec 23, 2008
Device and method for generating an x-ray point source by geometric confinement
IBM0 citations52
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH
3 patentsUS6773764B2Aug 10, 2004
Method of forming a patterned magnetic recording medium
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH21 citations93
US7009813B2Mar 7, 2006
Apparatus and method of configuring the air bearing surfaces of sliders in disk drives for producing high temperatures in thermally-assisted recordings
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH14 citations81
US7126885B2Oct 24, 2006
Apparatus for patterning recording media
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH2 citations63