Inventor
ROBERTSON NEIL LESLIE
US62 patents
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IBM
24 patentsUS5802700ASep 8, 1998
Method of making a planarized thin film magnetic write head with submicron trackwidth
IBM132 citations99
US5652687AJul 29, 1997
Planarized thin film magnetic write head with submicron trackwidth
IBM128 citations99
US6493183B1Dec 10, 2002
Thermally-assisted magnetic recording system with head having resistive heater in write gap
IBM130 citations98
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
US5864450AJan 26, 1999
NI45FE55 metal-in-gap thin film magnetic head
IBM55 citations96
US5812350ASep 22, 1998
Metal-in-gap thin film magnetic head employing Ni45 Fe55
IBM57 citations96
US5761009AJun 2, 1998
Having parastic shield for electrostatic discharge protection
IBM88 citations96
US5759428AJun 2, 1998
Method of laser cutting a metal line on an MR head
IBM84 citations96
US5665251ASep 9, 1997
RIE image transfer process for plating
IBM66 citations96
US6359750B1Mar 19, 2002
Data storage system with TiC MR-head magnetic shield dummy shield spark gap
IBM17 citations92
US6330128B1Dec 11, 2001
Magnetic head assembly having open yoke write head with highly defined narrow track width
IBM21 citations92
US6081409AJun 27, 2000
TiC MR-head magnetic shield dummy shield spark gap
IBM28 citations92
US6049056AApr 11, 2000
Method of laser cutting a metal line on an MR head with a laser
IBM21 citations92
US5885750AMar 23, 1999
Tantalum adhesion layer and reactive-ion-etch process for providing a thin film metallization area
IBM47 citations92
US6876507B2Apr 5, 2005
High-saturation thin-film write head for high-coercivity magnetic data storage media
IBM34 citations90
US6538857B1Mar 25, 2003
Read head with N-cycle switch for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection
IBM24 citations90
US5867890AFeb 9, 1999
Method for making a thin film merged magnetoresistive read/inductive write head having a pedestal pole tip
IBM47 citations90
US6664026B2Dec 16, 2003
Method of manufacturing high aspect ratio photolithographic features
IBM35 citations89
US6162305ADec 19, 2000
Method of making spin valve read head with plasma produced metal oxide insulation layer between lead and shield layers
IBM16 citations84
US6621660B2Sep 16, 2003
Thin film magnetic head
IBM8 citations74
US5935453AAug 10, 1999
MR sensor having end regions with planar sides
IBM9 citations74
US6288880B1Sep 11, 2001
Method of making TiC MR-head magnetic shield dummy shield spark gap
IBM11 citations73
US6927940B2Aug 9, 2005
Method for seed layer removal for magnetic heads
IBM2 citations63
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH
14 patentsUS7262936B2Aug 28, 2007
Heating device and magnetic recording head for thermally-assisted recording
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH68 citations98
US7212379B2May 1, 2007
Perpendicular magnetic recording head with flare and taper configurations
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH72 citations97
US7558019B2Jul 7, 2009
Perpendicular magnetic recording write head with flux-conductor contacting write pole
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH32 citations92
US7367112B2May 6, 2008
Method of fabricating a head for perpendicular magnetic recording with a self-aligning side shield structure
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH23 citations92
US7271982B2Sep 18, 2007
Perpendicular magnetic recording head built using an air-bearing surface damascene process
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH34 citations92
US6687083B2Feb 3, 2004
Enhanced low profile magnet write head
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH26 citations92
US6599411B2Jul 29, 2003
Method of electroplating a nickel-iron alloy film with a graduated composition
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH22 citations88
US7603762B2Oct 20, 2009
Optical lapping guide for use in the manufacture of perpendicular magnetic write heads
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH9 citations84
US7467461B2Dec 23, 2008
Additive gap process to define trailing and side shield gap for a perpendicular write head
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH18 citations84
US7463459B2Dec 9, 2008
Self-pinned read sensor design with enhanced lead stabilizing mechanism
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH18 citations84
US7236334B2Jun 26, 2007
Repeatable ESD protection utilizing a process for unshorting a first shorting material between electrical pads and reshorting by recreating the short
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH12 citations82
US7345853B2Mar 18, 2008
Device with ESD protection utilizing a shorting material between electrical pads or leads which are shorted then unshorted by severing the shorting material and then recreating the short by reapplying the shorting material
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH5 citations72
US6667457B1Dec 23, 2003
System and method for a sacrificial anode in a kerf for corrosion protection during slider fabrication
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH6 citations71
US7743487B2Jun 29, 2010
Method to planarize perpendicular write poles using a combination of CMP and reactive ion milling
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH4 citations63
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
4 patentsUS10211393B2Feb 19, 2019
Spin accumulation torque MRAM
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC17 citations86
US10839897B1Nov 17, 2020
Set/reset methods for crystallization improvement in phase change memories
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC9 citations83
US10868245B1Dec 15, 2020
Phase change memory device with crystallization template and method of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC2 citations71
US11081174B2Aug 3, 2021
Set/reset methods for crystallization improvement in phase change memories
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC0 citations62
BALAMANE HAMID
3 patentsUS8169881B2May 1, 2012
Thermally assisted recording head having recessed waveguide with near field transducer and methods of making same
BALAMANE HAMID31 citations92
US8619535B2Dec 31, 2013
Thermally assisted recording head having recessed waveguide with near field transducer and methods of making same
BALAMANE HAMID7 citations84
US8339739B2Dec 25, 2012
Thermally assisted recording head with near field transducer having integral heatsink
BALAMANE HAMID18 citations84
HGST Netherlands BV
2 patentsUS9443905B1Sep 13, 2016
Implementing 3D scalable magnetic memory with interlayer dielectric stack and pillar holes having programmable area
HGST Netherlands BV20 citations92
US9047908B2Jun 2, 2015
Heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) head with diffusion barrier between waveguide core and write pole lip
HGST Netherlands BV6 citations72
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
1 patentBONHOTE CHRISTIAN RENE
1 patentFONTANA JR ROBERT E
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