Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Small form factor magnetic shield for magnetorestrictive random access memory (MRAM)
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Application No.: US14499027Application Date: 2014-09-26
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Publication No.: US09276199B2Publication Date: 2016-03-01
- Inventor: Shiqun Gu , Rongtian Zhang , Vidhya Ramachandran , Dong Wook Kim
- Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agency: Loza & Loza, LLP
- Main IPC: H01L23/552
- IPC: H01L23/552 ; H01L43/12 ; H01L43/02 ; H01L23/64 ; H01L27/22

Abstract:
Some implementations provide a die that includes a magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) cell array that includes several MRAM cells. The die also includes a first ferromagnetic layer positioned above the MRAM cell array, a second ferromagnetic layer positioned below the MRAM cell array, and several vias positioned around at least one MRAM cell. The via comprising a ferromagnetic material. In some implementations, the first ferromagnetic layer, the second ferromagnetic layer and the several vias define a magnetic shield for the MRAM cell array. The MRAM cell may include a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ). In some implementations, the several vias traverse at least a metal layer and a dielectric layer of the die. In some implementations, the vias are through substrate vias. In some implementations, the ferromagnetic material has high permeability and high B saturation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150048465A1 SMALL FORM FACTOR MAGNETIC SHIELD FOR MAGNETORESTRICTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (MRAM) Public/Granted day:2015-02-19
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