HEATED AFM LAYER DEPOSITION AND COOLING PROCESS FOR TMR MAGNETIC RECORDING SENSOR WITH HIGH PINNING FIELD
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Systems and methods are provided for manufacturing a magnetic recording sensor for use in a magnetic reader, such as a tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) readers. The magnetic recording sensor can be manufactured by heating a substrate in a first chamber and depositing an antiferromagnetic (AFM) layer on the heated substrate. Additionally, a first pinned layer is added onto the AFM layer, and the substrate is subsequently cooled.
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Country | kind | publication No. | Filing Date | Type | Sub-Type |
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US | B1 | US9147408 | Mar 17, 2014 | Patent | Grant |
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GRANTED PATENT AS FIRST PUBLICATION | Heated AFM layer deposition and cooling process for TMR magnetic recording sensor with high pinning field | Sep 29, 2015 |
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- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
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WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC | 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY SAN JOSE CA 95119 |
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- 2015 Application Filing Year
- G11B Class
- 2174 Applications Filed
- 1930 Patents Issued To-Date
- 88.78 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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DIAO, ZHITAO | FREMONT, US | 47 | 2828 |
# of filed Patents : 47 Total Citations : 2828 | |||
JIANG, XIN | SAN JOSE, US | 211 | 2822 |
# of filed Patents : 211 Total Citations : 2822 | |||
KAISER, CHRISTIAN | SAN JOSE, US | 68 | 1719 |
# of filed Patents : 68 Total Citations : 1719 | |||
LENG, QUNWEN | PALO ALTO, US | 57 | 3352 |
# of filed Patents : 57 Total Citations : 3352 | |||
ZHAO, TONG | FREMONT, US | 226 | 3549 |
# of filed Patents : 226 Total Citations : 3549 | |||
ZHENG, YUANKAI | FREMONT, US | 111 | 2192 |
# of filed Patents : 111 Total Citations : 2192 |
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