Patents by Inventor Daniel K. Lottis

Daniel K. Lottis has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9705072
    Abstract: A spin transfer torque magnetic junction includes a magnetic reference layer structure with magnetic anisotropy perpendicular to a substrate plane. A laminated magnetic free layer comprises at least three sublayers (e.g. sub-layers of CoFeB, CoPt, FePt, or CoPd) having magnetic anisotropy perpendicular to the substrate plane. Each such sublayer is separated from an adjacent one by a dusting layer (e.g. tantalum). An insulative barrier layer (e.g. MgO) is disposed between the laminated free layer and the magnetic reference layer structure. The spin transfer torque magnetic junction includes conductive base and top electrodes, and a current polarizing structure that has magnetic anisotropy parallel to the substrate plane. In certain embodiments, the current polarizing structure may also include a non-magnetic spacer layer (e.g. MgO, copper, etc).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT), LLC
    Inventors: Shaoping Li, Gerardo A. Bertero, Yuankai Zheng, Qunwen Leng, Shihai He, Yunfei Ding, Ming Mao, Abhinandan Chougule, Daniel K. Lottis
  • Publication number: 20160163961
    Abstract: A spin transfer torque magnetic junction includes a magnetic reference layer structure with magnetic anisotropy perpendicular to a substrate plane. A laminated magnetic free layer comprises at least three sublayers (e.g. sub-layers of CoFeB, CoPt, FePt, or CoPd) having magnetic anisotropy perpendicular to the substrate plane. Each such sublayer is separated from an adjacent one by a dusting layer (e.g. tantalum). An insulative barrier layer (e.g. MgO) is disposed between the laminated free layer and the magnetic reference layer structure. The spin transfer torque magnetic junction includes conductive base and top electrodes, and a current polarizing structure that has magnetic anisotropy parallel to the substrate plane. In certain embodiments, the current polarizing structure may also include a non-magnetic spacer layer (e.g. MgO, copper, etc).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Shaoping Li, Gerardo A. Bertero, Yuankai Zheng, Qunwen Leng, Shihai He, Yunfei Ding, Ming Mao, Abhinandan Chougule, Daniel K. Lottis
  • Patent number: 9236560
    Abstract: A spin transfer torque magnetic junction includes a magnetic reference layer structure with magnetic anisotropy perpendicular to a substrate plane. A laminated magnetic free layer comprises at least three sublayers (e.g. sub-layers of 6 to 30 Angstroms of CoFeB, CoPt, FePt, or CoPd) having magnetic anisotropy perpendicular to the substrate plane. Each such sublayer is separated from an adjacent one by a tantalum dusting layer. An insulative barrier layer (e.g. MgO) is disposed between the laminated free layer and the magnetic reference layer structure. The spin transfer torque magnetic junction includes conductive base and top electrodes, and a current polarizing structure that has magnetic anisotropy parallel to the substrate plane. In certain embodiments, the current polarizing structure may also include a non-magnetic spacer layer (e.g. MgO, copper, etc).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Western Digital (Fremont), LLC
    Inventors: Shaoping Li, Gerardo A. Bertero, Yuankai Zheng, Qunwen Leng, Shihai He, Yunfei Ding, Ming Mao, Abhinandan Chougule, Daniel K. Lottis