Adaptive Bias Control for Magnetic Recording Head

Slider with bond pad arrangements

Multiple-portion hard disk drive slider pad configuration

Method of processing a slider

Method of processing a slider

Beta tungsten thin films with giant spin Hall effect for use in compositions and structures with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy

Supermalloy and MU metal side and top shields for magnetic read heads

Fabrication of a tape head with a monobloc closure

Shielding and electrical contact design for devices with two or more read elements

Manufacturing method for reader side shield

PMR writer with non-conformal side gaps

Magnetic media access head with metal coating

Near field transducer and heat sink design for heat assisted magnetic recording

Tape head modules for performing azimuth recording and reading of tape media using a linear format

Method of adjusting tilt using magnetic erase width feedback

Method of manufacturing a CPP device with a plurality of metal oxide templates in a confining current path (CCP) spacer

Perpendicular magnetic recording media with magnetic anisotropy gradient and local exchange coupling

Shielding and electrical contact design for devices with two or more read elements

Tilted structures to reduce reflection in laser-assisted TAMR

Baseplate resonant axis optimization

Method of manufacturing spin torque oscillator

Near field transducer with isolated peg

Near field transducer and heat sink design for heat assisted magnetic recording

Peg only near-field transducer

Method of manufacturing plasmon generator

Method for making a current-perpendicular-to-the-plane (CPP) magnetoresistive (MR) sensor with reduced-width self-aligned top electrode

Systems and methods for monitoring the power of a light source utilized in energy-assisted magnetic recording

Manufacturing method of magnet head able to reduce electrode film for plating

Write portion, thermally assisted magnetic head slider, head gimbal assembly, and hard disk drive with the same

Asymmetric trailing shield writer for shingled magnetic recording (SMR)

Common ground for electronic lapping guides

Bidirectional read/write heads having backward reading compatibility

Read sensor with a hard bias layer having a high static field resistance

Methods for balancing a disk drive

Thin seeded Co/Ni multilayer film with perpendicular anisotropy for read head sensor stabilization

HARDENED LAYER ON A DRIVE HEAD

Magnetic media access head with metal coating

Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording having a main pole and a shield

Method of manufacturing magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording having a return path section

Wafer for magnetic head and method for manufacturing the same

Method for manufacturing a magnetic head

Magnetic recording head and system having optical waveguide core and/or cladding of an alloyed oxide material

METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THERMALLY-ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD AND ALIGNMENT APPARATUS

Light source chip and a thermally assisted head with the same, and manufacturing methods thereof

Method for electrically connecting an energy source to a head of a disk drive

Magnetoresistive head having perpendicularly offset anisotropy films and a hard disk drive using the same

Method of manufacturing a thin-film magnetic head

Method of manufacturing a thermally-assisted magnetic recording head that suppresses protrusion of a plasmon generator

Magnetic head suspension and manufacturing method thereof

THIN FILM MAGNETIC HEAD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

Magnetic recording head, manufacturing method thereof, and magnetic disk device

Thin-film magnetic head, method of manufacturing the same, head gimbal assembly, and hard disk drive

Apparatus for manufacturing a head suspension

Self-aligned bevels for write poles

Method for manufacturing a magnetic write pole having straight side walls and a well defined track-width

Thin film magnetic head, thin film magnetic head device, and magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus

PMR writer device with multi-level tapered write pole

Method of forming a PMR writer device with multi-level tapered write pole

Methods of manufacturing a transducer

Method of manufacturing magnetoresistive element

Chamfered magnetic write pole

MAGNETIC HEAD MANUFACTURING METHOD

Method of forming main pole of thermally-assisted magnetic recording head

Thin-femto magnetic head slider and method for producing the same

Thin-film magnetic head with improved wide area track erasure (WATE), method of manufacturing the same, head gimbal assembly, and hard disk drive

Method of forming a plasmon antenna with magnetic core for thermally assisted magnetic recording

Method of manufacturing heat-assisted magnetic recording head with internal mirror

Perpendicular magnetic recording head including a front shield part and the method of manufacturing the same

Methods for fabricating magnetic transducers using post-deposition tilting

Method for inspecting a slider for a disk drive

PMR write head with assisted magnetic layer

Head suspension with damping

Method for improving a flexure's electrical characteristics

Fabricating method of magnetoresistance sensor

Magneto-resistive effect element having spacer layer including main spacer layer containing gallium oxide and metal intermediate layer

Shunt for magnetoresistive transducer heads for electrostatic discharge protection

Pivot attach method for disk drive actuator using taper lock shims

Optical unit protection on a thermally-assisted magnetic recording head

Suspension for a disk drive including a load beam having a recess containing a damper, and method for manufacturing suspension

NICR AS A SEED STACK FOR FILM GROWTH OF A GAP LAYER SEPARATING A MAGNETIC MAIN POLE OR SHIELD

Integrated heat assisted magnetic recording head with extended cavity vertical cavity surface emitting laser diode

Method and system for optically coupling a laser with a transducer in an energy assisted magnetic recording disk drive

Suspension substrate, suspension, head suspension, hard disk drive, and method for manufacturing suspension substrate

Method of burn-in testing for thermally assisted head

Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording with shield around main magnetic pole

Spin torque oscillator, method of manufacturing the same, magnetic recording head, magnetic head assembly, and magnetic recording apparatus

Slider pad for contact mitigation

Method of manufacturing a variable resistance memory device

Method for manufacturing a thermally-assisted magnetic head

Recording head, method of manufacturing recording head, and information recording and playback apparatus

Backplane wiring for an input-output panel used for front or rear access

Head stack assembly and hard disk drive with the same

Suspension board with circuit and producing method thereof

Suspension board with circuit and producing method thereof

Rotating apparatus capable of improving the shock resistance

Method for manufacturing head including light source unit for thermal assist

Perpendicular magnetic recording head laminated with AFM-FM phase change material

Method for manufacturing a disk drive head suspension

Method for manufacturing head including light source unit for thermal assist

Method of producing a perpendicular magnetic disc

Method of forming a spin-transfer torque random access memory (STT-RAM) device

Low switching current dual spin filter (DSF) element for STT-RAM and a method for making the same

Perpendicular magnetic recording media with magnetic anisotropy gradient and local exchange coupling

Method of manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic recording head laminated with AFM-FM phase change material

Method of manufacturing a magnetic disk

Thermally-assisted magnetic recording head including plasmon generator

Suspension substrate, suspension, head suspension, hard disk drive, and method for manufacturing suspension substrate

Method for manufacturing a self-aligned bevel for a write pole

CPP device with a plurality of metal oxide templates in a confining current path (CCP) spacer

Perpendicular magnetic recording head with a bottom side shield

Method of manufacturing a thin-film magnetic head

Method for aligning the light source unit and the slider of thermally-assisted magnetic recording head

Method of manufacturing magnetoresistive element having a pair of free layers

Heat-assisted magnetic recording head with convergent lens

CPP structure with enhanced GMR ratio

Method of centering a disk of hard disk drive

Method of manufacturing a CPP structure with enhanced GMR ratio

Method of making an electrode

Integrated focusing elements for TAMR light delivery system

Method for manufacturing an integrated lead suspension

Method for manufacturing thermally-assisted magnetic recording head by semi-active alignment

Heat-assisted magnetic recording head including internal mirrors of first and second inclined surfaces

Method for manufacturing a magnetoresistive sensor having a flat shield

Method to make a perpendicular magnetic recording head with a side write shield

Method of manufacturing head gimbal assembly

Head suspension and method of manufacturing the head suspension with particular electrical connection arrangement between a piezoelectric element and a wiring member

Method and system for providing a magnetic transducer having an improved read sensor synthetic antiferromagnet

Testing methods for magnetic heads and magnetic storage devices assembled with the magnetic heads

Magnetoresistance sensors pinned by an etch induced magnetic anisotropy

Magnetic head slider testing method

Manufacturing Method of Magnetic Head Slider

Method for manufacturing an extraordinary magnetoresistive (EMR) device with novel lead structure

Perpendicular magnetic recording media with magnetic anisotropy gradient and local exchange coupling

Baseplate resonant axis optimization

Micropositioning recording head for a magnetic storage device

Method for forming slider pad for contact mitigation

Methods for fabricating magnetic transducers using post-deposition tilting

Multi-layer ground plane structures for integrated lead suspensions

Tip type probe manufacturing method, tip type probe and tip type probe manufacturing apparatus

Method of manufacturing an enhanced hard bias layer in thin film magnetoresistive sensors

Enhanced hard bias in thin film magnetoresistive sensors with perpendicular easy axis growth of hard bias and strong shield-hard bias coupling

Head suspension and method of manufacturing head suspension

SINGLE-SIDED STORAGE MEDIA

Method of manufacturing an integrated lead head suspension flexure

Thin seeded Co/Ni multilayer film with perpendicular anisotropy for read head sensor stabilization

Device for transporting magnetic head, device for inspecting magnetic head, and method for manufacturing magnetic head

Method for manufacturing a magneto-resistance effect element

Manufacturing method of thin-film magnetic head, wafer for thin-film magnetic head and thin-film magnetic head

HEAD GIMBAL ASSEMBLY AND FIXING METHOD OF BASE PLATE AND CARRIAGE ARM

Plasmon antenna with magnetic core for thermally assisted magnetic recording

Method of manufacturing magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording including two side shields

Integrated transformer

PMR writer device with multi-level tapered write pole

Support structure with enhanced vibrational response

Vibration sensor, suspension, head gimbal assembly and manufacturing method thereof, and disk drive unit including the same

Manufacturing method for a magnetic head supporting suspension

Method of making a fluid bearing

Head stack assembly incorporating device, magnetic disk device manufacturing device, and method of manufacturing magnetic disk device

Method for manufacturing head gimbal assembly, and method for manufacturing hard disk drive

Process for making magnetic recording medium and magnetic recording-reproducing apparatus

Laminated material cutting method, laminated material, head suspension manufacturing method, and head suspension

Shaping method of thin film and manufacturing method of perpendicular recording magnetic head using the same

Apparatus for forming magnetic recording heads

Method for manufacturing a suspension

Magnetic head, head assembly and magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus and method for manufacturing magnetic head

Backplane wiring for an input-output panel used for front or rear access

Write head with self-align layer and a method for making the same

Method for manufacturing an electrical lapping guide for magnetic write head core width optimization

Perpendicular recording magnetic head with a varying interval between the main pole and the shield, and methods of manufacturing thereof

Method of fabricating printhead assembly

Method of forming a pole tip region in a main pole layer of a perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) write head

Magnetoresistive head with a CPP structure having suppressed side reading

Magnetic encoder

HEAD ASSEMBLY MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND HEAD ASSEMBLY MANUFACTURING METHOD

Magnetic head with a heating element between the read and write element and method of manufacturing thereof

PERPENDICULAR WRITE HEAD HAVING A STEPPED FLARE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF

Method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium

Method for manufacturing a magnetic write head

Thin-film magnetic head having remnant coating and remnant insulating film, head gimbal assembly and hard disk drive

Manufacturing a narrow track read head

Methods of making magnetic write heads with use of a resist channel shrinking solution having corrosion inhibitors

Method of manufacturing a disk drive using a media cover

Perpendicular write head having a stepped flare structure and method of manufacture thereof

Method of manufacturing a thin-film magnetic head

Magnetic head inspection method and magnetic head inspection device

Manufacturing twisted base plate of head suspension for reducing off-track errors

Method of manufacturing a head suspension

Method of reclaiming a head suspension from a head gimbal assembly

Self-aligned perpendicular writer pole and front shield

Thin-film magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording and method of making the same

Slider tester and method for testing slider

Method for preventing fencing during process of forming an air-bearing surface on a slider substrate

Manufacturing apparatus of a head gimbal assembly and manufacturing method of a head gimbal assembly

Thin seeded Co/Ni multilayer film with perpendicular anisotropy for spintronic device applications

Low switching current dual spin filter (DSF) element for STT-RAM and a method for making the same

METHOD OF PRODUCING THIN FILM MAGNETIC HEAD

Tool for loading a head onto a disk of a hard disk drive

Method of manufacturing hard disk recording device using patterned medium

Controlled lapping for an ABS damascene process

Method of manufacturing a magnetic head

METHOD AND MECHANISM OF PZT MICRO-ACTUATOR ATTACHMENT FOR THE HARD DISK DRIVER ARM

Method for manufacturing a head suspension

Shunt for magnetoresistive transducer heads for electrostatic discharge protection

Method of manufacturing magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording

Methods of fabricating exchange-coupling film, magnetoresistive element, and thin-film magnetic head

Method of forming a high performance tunneling magnetoresistive (TMR) element

MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MAGNETIC HEAD SLIDER

Method for manufacturing an ultra narrow gap magnetoresistive sensor

Method of manufacturing a thermally assisted magnetic head

TMR device with surfactant layer on top of CoFeB/CoFeinner pinned layer

Method of manufacturing a magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording

Magnetic write pole fabrication

Fabricating magnetic read heads with a reduced scratch exposure region

Method for manufacturing a magnetic write head

Magnetic head substructure for use for manufacturing a magnetic head

Method for manufacturing a magnetic write head

Method for manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic write head with wrap around magnetic trailing and side shields

Method for assembling a disk drive using a shipping comb

Thin-film magnetic head having a width-thickness configured shield layer positioned by spacer pieces for use in a head gimbal assembly of a hard disk system

System and method for pre-featuring generic hard disk drive ready for customization

HEAD ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY, DISK DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR HEAD ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY

Method for defining a perpendicular magnetic head

CPP device with a plurality of metal oxide templates in a confining current path (CCP) spacer

Head suspension, load beam, and method of manufacturing load beam

Method for manufacturing a thin closure magnetic head

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY

Perpendicular magnetic recording head laminated with AFM-FM phase change material

Thin-film magnetic head structure, method of manufacturing the same, and thin-film magnetic head

Magnetoresistive element having spacer layer that includes two layered regions composed of oxide semiconductor and nonmagnetic conductor phase sandwiched therebetween

Thin-film magnetic head structure and thin-film magnetic head

Thermally insulating bonding pad structure for solder reflow connection

Approaches for manufacturing a head gimbal assembly

Integrated transformer

Method of aligning components for installation on a head suspension assembly

Method to control mask profile for read sensor definition

Shield fabrication of magnetic write heads

METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEAD ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISK DEVICE

Method to make a perpendicular magnetic recording head with a bottom side shield

Anti-tampering protection for magnetic stripe reader

Head suspension flexure with conductive polymer layer

Method for protecting against corrosion in a GMR sensor by providing a protective coating over an end of a copper layer spaced apart from a detection surface by a specified dimension

Method of making thin film magnetic head using electric lapping guide

Method of fabricating cartridge for miniature optical data storage disc

Stitched wrap around shield fabrication for perpendicular magnetic recording write heads

Extraordinary magnetoresistive (EMR) device with novel lead structure

Method for redefining the trailing shield throat height in a perpendicular magnetic recording write head

Thin-film magnetic head structure adapted to manufacture a thin-film head having a base magnetic pole part, a york magnetic pole part, and an intervening insulative film

Fixturing a head spindle assembly with a retracting collet

Actuator assembly method

Non-magnetic contact enhancement feature

Method for manufacturing a magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic data recording

Perpendicular write head having a stepped flare structure and method of manufacture thereof

Magnetic head slider testing apparatus and magnetic head slider testing method

Method of manufacturing magnetic head and method of manufacturing magnetic head substructure

Methods of fabricating magnetoresistance sensors pinned by an etch induced magnetic anisotropy

Method for Manufacturing a Magnetoresistive Multilayer Film

Head suspension flexure with inline lead portions positioned at a level between levels of first and second surfaces of the spring metal layer

Method for supporting manufacture of a magnetic disk

Method of forming a magnetic read/write head

Manufacturing method and testing method for magnetoresistance effect element

Method for fabricating a three terminal magnetic sensor for magnetic heads with a semiconductor junction

Method of manufacturing a wrap around shield for a perpendicular write pole using a laminated mask with an endpoint detection layer

Method and apparatus for depositing a magnetoresistive multilayer film

Optical lapping guide for use in the manufacture of perpendicular magnetic write heads

Anti-tampering protection for magnetic stripe reader

METHODS FOR FORMING A READ SENSOR

TUNNELING MAGNETIC SENSOR INCLUDING TIO-BASED INSULATING BARRIER LAYER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME

Enhanced hard bias in thin film magnetoresistive sensors with perpendicular easy axis growth of hard bias and strong shield-hard bias coupling

Methods for the manufacture of notched trailing shields

Four sided shield structure for a perpendicular write head

Method of manufacturing a magnetic write head mold for neck height equalization

Method of manufacturing a head gimbal assembly

Exchange-coupled film, method for making exchange-coupled film, and magnetic sensing element including exchange-coupled film

Media cover for manufacturing a disk drive

Magnetic film, manufacturing method thereof and thin film magnetic head

EXCHANGE-COUPLED FILM, METHOD FOR MAKING EXCHANGE-COUPLED FILM, AND MAGNETIC SENSING ELEMENT INCLUDING EXCHANGE-COUPLED FILM

Method to protect a GMR head from electrostatic damage during the manufacturing process

Method for fabricating magnetic head slider

Techniques for detecting head-disc contact

Method of manufacturing slider of thin-film magnetic head

Method for manufacturing a magnetic head with mini-outriggers

Forming a head with reduced pole tip recession

VEHICLE HAVING A SENSOR WITH CAPACITOR ON CHIP

Methods for sensor having capacitor on chip

Electric field read/write head and method of manufacturing same and data read/write device

System and method for a subambient pressure air bearing slider utilizing negative pressure grooves

Method of manufacturing a thin-film magnetic head

Perpendicular pole structure and method of fabricating the same

Methods for defining the track width of magnetic head having a flat sensor profile

Method of producing a framing assembly

Method of manufacturing magnetic head slider

Magnetoresistive device, read head and storage having the same

METHODS OF MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC HEADS WITH REFERENCE AND MONITORING DEVICES

Method for manufacturing a magneto-resistance effect element

Method of manufacturing a thin-film magnetic head

Method for manufacturing a magnetic write head for perpendicular magnetic data recording

Method for preventing TMR MRR drop of a slider

Methods of fabricating single-pole recording head having trapezoidal main pole and bevel angle promotion layer

Shipping comb for assembling a disk drive

Structure and method for reduced corrosion of auxiliary poles during the fabrication of perpendicular write heads