A spin orbit memory device includes a material layer stack on a spin orbit electrode. The material layer stack includes a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) and a synthetic antiferromagnetic (SAF) structure on the MTJ. The SAF structure includes a first magnet structure and a second magnet structure separated by an antiferromagnetic coupling layer. The first magnet structure includes a first magnet and a second magnet separated by a single layer of a non-magnetic material such as platinum. The second magnet structure includes a stack of bilayers, where each bilayer includes a layer of platinum on a layer of a magnetic material such.