Patents by Inventor Terence T. LAM
Terence T. LAM 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).
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Patent number: 11881235Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a magnetic recording head having an exchange biased leading shield or leading edge shield (LES). The LES is a bilayer structure. One or more layers are coupled below the LES such that the LES is disposed between the main pole and the one or more layers. The one or more layers exchange bias the LES such that the upper layer of the LES has a magnetization parallel to the magnetization of the trailing shield. The lower layer of the LES has a magnetization that is antiparallel to the magnetization of the upper layer of the LES. The one or more layers set the preferred direction for the lower layer of the LES and sets the LES as a two-domain state without relying upon the anisotropy field (Hk) of either the upper or lower layers of the LES.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Alexander Goncharov, Zhanjie Li, Terence T. Lam, Suping Song
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Patent number: 11862207Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to data storage devices, and more specifically, to a magnetic media drive employing a magnetic recording head. The head includes a main pole, a trailing shield, and a MAMR stack including at least one magnetic layer. The magnetic layer has a surface facing the main pole, and the surface has a first side at a media facing surface (MFS) and a second side opposite the first side. The length of the second side is substantially less than the length of the first side. By reducing the length of the second side, the area to be switched at a location recessed from the MFS is reduced as a current flowing from the main pole to the trailing shield or from the trailing shield to the main pole. With the reduced area of the magnetic layer, the overall switch time of the magnetic layer is decreased.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Venkatesh H Chembrolu, Muhammad Asif Bashir, Petrus Antonius Van Der Heijden, Terence T. Lam, Yaguang Wei
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Patent number: 11854581Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to a magnetic media drive employing a magnetic recording device. The magnetic recording device comprises a trailing gap disposed adjacent to a first surface of a main pole, a first side gap disposed adjacent to a second surface of the main pole, a second side gap disposed adjacent to a third surface of the main pole, and a leading gap disposed adjacent to a fourth surface of the main pole. A side shield surrounds the main pole and comprises a heavy metal first layer and a magnetic second layer. The first layer surrounds the first, second, and third surfaces of the main pole, or the second, third, and fourth surfaces of the main pole. The second layer surrounds the second and third surfaces of the main pole, and may further surround the fourth surface of the main pole.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Suping Song, Zhanjie Li, Terence T. Lam, Lijie Guan
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Publication number: 20230267953Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a magnetic recording head having an exchange biased leading shield or leading edge shield (LES). The LES is a bilayer structure. One or more layers are coupled below the LES such that the LES is disposed between the main pole and the one or more layers. The one or more layers exchange bias the LES such that the upper layer of the LES has a magnetization parallel to the magnetization of the trailing shield. The lower layer of the LES has a magnetization that is antiparallel to the magnetization of the upper layer of the LES. The one or more layers set the preferred direction for the lower layer of the LES and sets the LES as a two-domain state without relying upon the anisotropy field (Hk) of either the upper or lower layers of the LES.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2022Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicant: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Alexander GONCHAROV, Zhanjie LI, Terence T. LAM, Suping SONG
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Patent number: 11657835Abstract: A magnetic head includes a main pole configured to serve as a first electrode, an upper pole containing a trailing magnetic shield configured to a serve as a second electrode, and an electrically conductive portion located in a trailing gap between the main pole and the trailing magnetic shield. The electrically conductive portion is not part of a spin torque oscillator stack, and the electrically conductive portion includes at least one electrically conductive, non-magnetic material layer. The main pole and the trailing magnetic shield are electrically shorted by the electrically conductive portion across the trailing gap between the main pole and the trailing magnetic shield such that an electrically conductive path is present between the main pole and the trailing magnetic shield through the electrically conductive portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Zhigang Bai, Youfeng Zheng, Venkatesh Chembrolu, Supradeep Narayana, Yaguang Wei, Suping Song, Terence T. Lam, Kuok San Ho, Changqing Shi, Lijie Guan, Jian-Gang Zhu
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Patent number: 11615806Abstract: A magnetic head includes a main pole configured to serve as a first electrode, an upper pole containing a trailing magnetic shield configured to a serve as a second electrode, and an electrically conductive portion located in a trailing gap between the main pole and the trailing magnetic shield. The electrically conductive portion is not part of a spin torque oscillator stack, and the electrically conductive portion includes first and second electrically conductive, non-magnetic material layers. The spin torque oscillator stack is coupled to the first electrically conductive, non-magnetic material layer. The main pole and the trailing magnetic shield are electrically shorted by the electrically conductive portion across the trailing gap between the main pole and the trailing magnetic shield such that an electrically conductive path is present between the main pole and the trailing magnetic shield through the electrically conductive portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2022Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Zhigang Bai, Youfeng Zheng, Venkatesh Chembrolu, Supradeep Narayana, Yaguang Wei, Suping Song, Terence T. Lam, Kuok San Ho, Changqing Shi, Lijie Guan, Jian-Gang Zhu
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Publication number: 20220358959Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to data storage devices, and more specifically, to a magnetic media drive employing a magnetic recording head. The head includes a main pole, a trailing shield, and a MAMR stack including at least one magnetic layer. The magnetic layer has a surface facing the main pole, and the surface has a first side at a media facing surface (MFS) and a second side opposite the first side. The length of the second side is substantially less than the length of the first side. By reducing the length of the second side, the area to be switched at a location recessed from the MFS is reduced as a current flowing from the main pole to the trailing shield or from the trailing shield to the main pole. With the reduced area of the magnetic layer, the overall switch time of the magnetic layer is decreased.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicant: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Venkatesh H CHEMBROLU, Muhammad ASIF BASHIR, Petrus Antonius VAN DER HEIJDEN, Terence T. LAM, Yaguang WEI
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Publication number: 20220343944Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to a magnetic media drive employing a magnetic recording device. The magnetic recording device comprises a trailing gap disposed adjacent to a first surface of a main pole, a first side gap disposed adjacent to a second surface of the main pole, a second side gap disposed adjacent to a third surface of the main pole, and a leading gap disposed adjacent to a fourth surface of the main pole. A side shield surrounds the main pole and comprises a heavy metal first layer and a magnetic second layer. The first layer surrounds the first, second, and third surfaces of the main pole, or the second, third, and fourth surfaces of the main pole. The second layer surrounds the second and third surfaces of the main pole, and may further surround the fourth surface of the main pole.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Suping SONG, Zhanjie LI, Terence T. LAM, Lijie GUAN
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Publication number: 20220238135Abstract: A magnetic head includes a main pole configured to serve as a first electrode, an upper pole containing a trailing magnetic shield configured to a serve as a second electrode, and an electrically conductive portion located in a trailing gap between the main pole and the trailing magnetic shield. The electrically conductive portion is not part of a spin torque oscillator stack, and the electrically conductive portion includes at least one electrically conductive, non-magnetic material layer. The main pole and the trailing magnetic shield are electrically shorted by the electrically conductive portion across the trailing gap between the main pole and the trailing magnetic shield such that an electrically conductive path is present between the main pole and the trailing magnetic shield through the electrically conductive portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Zhigang BAI, Youfeng ZHENG, Venkatesh CHEMBROLU, Supradeep NARAYANA, Yaguang WEI, Suping SONG, Terence T. LAM, Kuok San HO, Changqing SHI, Lijie GUAN, Jian-Gang ZHU
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Publication number: 20220208220Abstract: A magnetic head includes a main pole configured to serve as a first electrode, an upper pole containing a trailing magnetic shield configured to a serve as a second electrode, and an electrically conductive portion located in a trailing gap between the main pole and the trailing magnetic shield. The electrically conductive portion is not part of a spin torque oscillator stack, and the electrically conductive portion includes at least one electrically conductive, non-magnetic material layer. The main pole and the trailing magnetic shield are electrically shorted by the electrically conductive portion across the trailing gap between the main pole and the trailing magnetic shield such that an electrically conductive path is present between the main pole and the trailing magnetic shield through the electrically conductive portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Zhigang BAI, Youfeng ZHENG, Venkatesh CHEMBROLU, Supradeep NARAYANA, Yaguang WEI, Suping SONG, Terence T. LAM, Kuok San HO, Changqing SHI, Lijie GUAN, Jian-Gang ZHU