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Shaoping Li
Also filed as: LI SHAOPING
90 granted patents·10 pending applications·3,238 citations·filing 2000–2023
99Inventor score
Files withWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC28SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC25MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC14LI SHAOPING8WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC6
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100 records- 0198US8797686B1Magnetic recording transducer with short effective throat height and method of fabricationBAI ZHIGANG·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 5, 2014·148 cites·14 claims
- 0298US8599520B1Method and system for providing a read transducer having an adaptive read sensor track widthLIU FENG·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 3, 2013·153 cites·17 claims
- 0398US8514506B1Disk drive comprising a dual read element and delay circuitry to improve read signalLI SHAOPING·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 20, 2013·158 cites·4 claims
- 0498US8451563B1Method for providing a side shield for a magnetic recording transducer using an air bridgeZHANG JINQIU·Filed 2011·Granted May 28, 2013·158 cites·14 claims
- 0598US8400731B1Write head with variable side shield gapsLI SHAOPING·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 19, 2013·171 cites·13 claims
- 0698US8203800B2Servo design in data storage mediaLI SHAOPING·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 19, 2012·150 cites·21 claims
- 0798US8194366B1TMR read head structures with differential stripe heightsLI SHAOPING·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 5, 2012·157 cites·20 claims
- 0898US8139301B1Disk drive comprising a dual read element and delay circuitry to improve read signalLI SHAOPING·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 20, 2012·210 cites·8 claims
- 0998US8000128B2Structures for resistive random access memory cellsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 16, 2011·73 cites·20 claims
- 1097US9431031B1System and method for magnetic transducers having multiple sensors and AFC shieldsWESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 30, 2016·31 cites·15 claims
- 1197US8891207B1Connection schemes for a multiple sensor array usable in two-dimensional magnetic recordingWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 18, 2014·57 cites·28 claims
- 1297US8792208B1Method for providing side shields having non-conformal regions for a magnetic recording transducerLIU FENG·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 29, 2014·151 cites·16 claims
- 1397US8077435B1Current perpendicular-to-plane read sensor with back shieldLIU FENG·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 13, 2011·149 cites·18 claims
- 1497US7755861B1Method and system for providing a magnetic recording mediaWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 13, 2010·71 cites·21 claims
- 1597US7724469B2High frequency field assisted write deviceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2006·Granted May 25, 2010·121 cites·20 claims
- 1695US10157653B1Vertical selector for three-dimensional memory with planar memory cellsSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 18, 2018·20 cites·20 claims
- 1795US8339736B2Wire-assisted magnetic write device with low power consumptionGAO KAIZHONG·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 25, 2012·42 cites·10 claims
- 1895US7436632B2Differential/dual CPP recording headSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 14, 2008·59 cites·23 claims
- 1995US6731473B2Dual pseudo spin valve headsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted May 4, 2004·236 cites·9 claims
- 2094US9236560B1Spin transfer torque tunneling magnetoresistive device having a laminated free layer with perpendicular magnetic anisotropyWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 12, 2016·14 cites·20 claims
- 2194US9087527B1Apparatus and method for middle shield connection in magnetic recording transducersWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 21, 2015·24 cites·20 claims
- 2294US9042058B1Shield designed for middle shields in a multiple sensor arrayWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 26, 2015·24 cites·19 claims
- 2394US8908333B1Shield designed for middle shields in a multiple sensor arrayWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 9, 2014·28 cites·27 claims
- 2494US8625224B1Characterizing magnetic recording parameters of a disk drive by evaluating track profile of dual microtracksLIN ENHAO·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 7, 2014·75 cites·42 claims
- 2594US7201977B2Anti-ferromagnetically coupled granular-continuous magnetic recording mediaSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 10, 2007·49 cites·24 claims
- 2693US6641935B1Perpendicular recording media with soft magnetic superlattice underlayerSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 4, 2003·84 cites·19 claims
- 2793US6424561B1MRAM architecture using offset bits for increased write selectivityMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 23, 2002·56 cites·7 claims
- 2892US9786305B1Magnetic read apparatus having multiple read sensors with reduced sensor spacing usable in two-dimensional magnetic recording applicationsWESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 10, 2017·14 cites·23 claims
- 2992US8988812B1Multi-sensor array configuration for a two-dimensional magnetic recording (TDMR) operationWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 24, 2015·16 cites·28 claims
- 3092US8717695B1Characterizing head parameters of a disk drive by evaluating track profile of an overwritten trackLIN ENHAO·Filed 2012·Granted May 6, 2014·63 cites·26 claims
- 3192US7846564B2Perpendicular magnetic recording media with magnetic anisotropy/coercivity gradient and local exchange couplingSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 7, 2010·19 cites·16 claims
- 3292US7102854B2Transducing head with reduced side writingSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 5, 2006·42 cites·31 claims
- 3392US6392922B1Passivated magneto-resistive bit structure and passivation method thereforMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 21, 2002·59 cites·6 claims
- 3491US9214172B2Method of manufacturing a magnetic read headWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 15, 2015·11 cites·12 claims
- 3591US8970988B1Electric gaps and method for making electric gaps for multiple sensor arraysWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 3, 2015·16 cites·22 claims
- 3691US7561379B2Laminated return pole for suppressing side track erasureSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 14, 2009·14 cites·20 claims
- 3789US9666214B1Free layer magnetic reader that may have a reduced shield-to-shield spacingWESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 30, 2017·9 cites·21 claims
- 3889US8929030B2Magnetic writer for field assisted magnetic recordingHOU CHUNHONG·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 6, 2015·18 cites·18 claims
- 3987US9431039B1Multiple sensor array usable in two-dimensional magnetic recordingWESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 30, 2016·9 cites·26 claims
- 4087US8048545B2Perpendicular magnetic recording media with magnetic anisotropy gradient and local exchange couplingSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 1, 2011·7 cites·14 claims
- 4187US6806546B2Passivated magneto-resistive bit structureMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 19, 2004·30 cites·3 claims
- 4286US9245556B2Disk drive employing multiple read elements to increase radial band for two-dimensional magnetic recordingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 26, 2016·8 cites·24 claims
- 4386US7791925B2Structures for resistive random access memory cellsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 7, 2010·15 cites·20 claims
- 4486US7382574B2Layered perpendicular writer with pole tip partially embedded in yokeSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 3, 2008·22 cites·28 claims
- 4585US10008222B2Stripe height lapping control structures for a multiple sensor arrayWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 26, 2018·5 cites·7 claims
- 4685US9721595B1Method for providing a storage deviceWESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 1, 2017·5 cites·11 claims
- 4785US9070406B1Disk drive configuring one-dimensional and two-dimensional recording areas based on read element spacingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 30, 2015·7 cites·16 claims
- 4883US10068601B1Free layer only magnetic reader that may have a reduced shield-to-shield spacing and a multilayer side biasWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 4, 2018·6 cites·19 claims
- 4983US9786301B1Apparatuses and methods for providing thin shields in a multiple sensor arrayWESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 10, 2017·6 cites·28 claims
- 5083US9705072B2Spin transfer torque tunneling magnetoresistive device having a laminated free layer with perpendicular magnetic anisotropyWESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT) LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 11, 2017·2 cites·23 claims
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