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Mahendra Pakala
Also filed as: PAKALA MAHENDRA
74 granted patents·11 pending applications·4,605 citations·filing 1999–2024
99Inventor score
Files withAPPLIED MATERIALS INC46WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC11GRANDIS INC9LENG QUNWEN4PAKALA MAHENDRA3
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85 records- 0199US8638529B1Method and system for providing a magnetic read transducer having a bilayer magnetic seed layerWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 28, 2014·153 cites·14 claims
- 0299US8603593B1Method for providing an improved hard bias structureWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 10, 2013·153 cites·13 claims
- 0399US8381391B2Method for providing a magnetic recording transducerWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 26, 2013·148 cites·18 claims
- 0499US7489541B2Spin-transfer switching magnetic elements using ferrimagnets and magnetic memories using the magnetic elementsGRANDIS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 10, 2009·157 cites·33 claims
- 0599US7126202B2Spin scattering and heat assisted switching of a magnetic elementGRANDIS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 24, 2006·163 cites·19 claims
- 0698US8611055B1Magnetic etch-stop layer for magnetoresistive read headsPAKALA MAHENDRA·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 17, 2013·167 cites·11 claims
- 0798US8582253B1Magnetic sensor having a high spin polarization reference layerZHENG YUANKAI·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 12, 2013·160 cites·20 claims
- 0898US8559141B1Spin tunneling magnetic element promoting free layer crystal growth from a barrier layer interfacePAKALA MAHENDRA·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 15, 2013·157 cites·13 claims
- 0998US8545999B1Method and system for providing a magnetoresistive structureLENG QUNWEN·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 1, 2013·167 cites·24 claims
- 1098US8498084B1Magnetoresistive sensors having an improved free layerLENG QUNWEN·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 30, 2013·159 cites·30 claims
- 1198US8493693B1Perpendicular magnetic recording transducer with AFM insertion layerZHENG YUANKAI·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 23, 2013·154 cites·24 claims
- 1298US8493695B1Method and system for providing a magnetic read transducer having an improved signal to noise ratioKAISER CHRISTIAN·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 23, 2013·157 cites·23 claims
- 1398US8422176B1Method and system for providing a magnetic read transducer having a bilayer magnetic seed layerLENG QUNWEN·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 16, 2013·158 cites·13 claims
- 1498US8416540B1Method for defining a magnetoresistive junction using multiple mills at a plurality of anglesLI GUANXIONG·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 9, 2013·147 cites·13 claims
- 1598US8343319B1Method and system for providing an improved hard bias structureWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 1, 2013·150 cites·9 claims
- 1698US8270126B1Method and system for providing an improved hard bias structureROY ANUP G·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 18, 2012·150 cites·32 claims
- 1798US8194365B1Method and system for providing a read sensor having a low magnetostriction free layerLENG QUNWEN·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 5, 2012·167 cites·27 claims
- 1898US7369427B2Magnetic elements with spin engineered insertion layers and MRAM devices using the magnetic elementsGRANDIS INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 6, 2008·201 cites·26 claims
- 1998US7289356B2Fast magnetic memory devices utilizing spin transfer and magnetic elements used thereinGRANDIS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 30, 2007·193 cites·49 claims
- 2098US7282755B2Stress assisted current driven switching for magnetic memory applicationsGRANDIS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 16, 2007·180 cites·23 claims
- 2198US7241631B2MTJ elements with high spin polarization layers configured for spin-transfer switching and spintronics devices using the magnetic elementsGRANDIS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 10, 2007·189 cites·63 claims
- 2298US7110287B2Method and system for providing heat assisted switching of a magnetic element utilizing spin transferGRANDIS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 19, 2006·193 cites·35 claims
- 2397US8547667B1Method and system for providing a hard bias structure in a magnetic recording transducerROY ANUP GHOSH·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 1, 2013·148 cites·21 claims
- 2497US8537502B1Method and system for providing a magnetic transducer having improved shield-to-shield spacingPARK CHANDO·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 17, 2013·150 cites·12 claims
- 2597US8315019B1Method and system for providing an improved magnetoresistive structure utilizing an oxidation buffer layerMAO MING·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 20, 2012·156 cites·11 claims
- 2697US7098494B2Re-configurable logic elements using heat assisted magnetic tunneling elementsGRANDIS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 29, 2006·186 cites·24 claims
- 2796US10468592B1Magnetic tunnel junctions and methods of fabrication thereofAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 5, 2019·7 cites·24 claims
- 2896US6381105B1Hybrid dual spin valve sensor and method for making sameREAD RITE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 30, 2002·195 cites·27 claims
- 2995US10566188B2Method to improve film stabilityAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 18, 2020·16 cites·20 claims
- 3095US10497858B1Methods for forming structures for MRAM applicationsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 3, 2019·23 cites·18 claims
- 3193US9396742B1Magnetoresistive sensor for a magnetic storage system read head, and fabrication method thereofWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 19, 2016·12 cites·5 claims
- 3290US10756259B2Spin orbit torque MRAM and manufacture thereofAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 25, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
- 3390US9564582B2Method of forming magnetic tunneling junctionsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 7, 2017·15 cites·20 claims
- 3489US10255935B2Magnetic tunnel junctions suitable for high temperature thermal processingAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 9, 2019·7 cites·20 claims
- 3588US11251364B2Magnetic tunnel junctions suitable for high temperature thermal processingAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 15, 2022·2 cites·17 claims
- 3688US9321146B1Systems and methods for shaping leads of electronic lapping guides to reduce calibration errorWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 26, 2016·8 cites·35 claims
- 3787US8755152B1Method and system for providing an improved sensor stack for a recording headPARK CHANDO·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 17, 2014·8 cites·33 claims
- 3886US10636964B2Magnetic tunnel junctions with tunable high perpendicular magnetic anisotropyAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 28, 2020·5 cites·20 claims
- 3985US9064507B1Magnetic etch-stop layer for magnetoresistive read headsWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 23, 2015·5 cites·12 claims
- 4081US9214168B1Method and system for providing a magnetic transducer having improved shield-to-shield spacingWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 15, 2015·4 cites·23 claims
- 4181US9093639B2Methods for manufacturing a magnetoresistive structure utilizing heating and coolingKAISER CHRISTIAN·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 28, 2015·4 cites·30 claims
- 4280US9053719B2Magnetoresistive sensor for a magnetic storage system read head, and fabrication method thereofWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 9, 2015·3 cites·12 claims
- 4380US7888755B2Magnetic storage device with intermediate layers having different sheet resistivitiesSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 15, 2011·12 cites·10 claims
- 4479US12408557B2Methods for forming structures with desired crystallinity for MRAM applicationsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 2, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4579US10622011B2Magnetic tunnel junctions suitable for high temperature thermal processingAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 14, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
- 4678US9030784B2Magnetic head having a magnetoresistive junction and side oxide layersWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2013·Granted May 12, 2015·4 cites·5 claims
- 4775US10727232B2Dram and method of makingAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 28, 2020·2 cites·10 claims
- 4874US12201030B2Spin-orbit torque MRAM structure and manufacture thereofAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 14, 2025·0 cites·3 claims
- 4971US12402535B2Magnetic tunnel junctions with tunable high perpendicular magnetic anisotropyAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 26, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 5071US12108604B2Vertical transistor fabrication for memory applicationsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 1, 2024·0 cites·10 claims
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