Patents by Inventor Ki-Seok Moon

Ki-Seok Moon 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).

  • Method for fabricating a spacer layer for a magnetoresistive element
    Patent number: 7595967
    Abstract: A method and system for manufacturing a spacer layer in a magnetoresistive element are described. The spacer layer resides between a free layer and a pinned layer. The method and system include providing a first metallic layer and oxidizing the first metallic layer in a first environment including at least oxygen and a first gas inert with respect to the first metallic layer. The method and system further include providing a second metallic layer and oxidizing the second metallic layer in a second environment including at least oxygen and a first gas inert with respect to the first metallic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Western Digital (Fremont), LLP
    Inventors: Ki-Seok Moon, Chang-Man Park