摘要:
The invention provides a magnetoresistance element with a configuration such that a stable switching action is possible with a current flowing in response to the application of a unipolar electrical pulse, and a non-volatile semiconductor storage device using the magnetoresistance element. A magnetoresistance element 1-1 includes a magnetic tunnel junction portion 13 configured by sequentially stacking a perpendicularly magnetized first magnetic body 22, an insulation layer 21, and a perpendicularly magnetized second magnetic body 200. The second magnetic body 200 has a configuration wherein a ferromagnetic layer and a rare earth-transition metal alloy layer are stacked sequentially from the insulation layer 21 side interface. A heat assist layer 28-1 that heats the second magnetic body 200 with a heat generated based on a current flowing through the magnetic tunnel junction portion 13 is further provided, and the magnetization direction of the second magnetic body 200 is reversed by the heating of the second magnetic body 200. A non-volatile semiconductor storage device 10-1 includes the magnetoresistance element 1-1, a switching element connected in series to the magnetoresistance element 1-1, information rewriting means that carries out a write and erase by causing a write current to flow through the magnetoresistance element 1-1, and reading means that reads information stored from the amount of current flowing through the magnetoresistance element 1-1.
摘要:
The present invention provides a magnetic memory element having a memory cell of size 4F 2 which realizes crosspoint-type memory. In a magnetic memory element 100, a first magnetic layer 22, a third magnetic layer (spin polarization enhancement layer) 27, an intermediate layer 21, a fourth magnetic layer (spin polarization enhancement layer) 26, and a second magnetic layer 20 are stacked in order. The intermediate layer 21 is made of an insulating material or a nonmagnetic material. The second magnetic layer 20 comprises a ternary alloy of gadolinium, iron and cobalt, a binary alloy of gadolinium and cobalt, or a binary alloy of terbium and cobalt. Alternatively, the first magnetic layer 22 comprises a ternary alloy of terbium, iron and cobalt, or a binary alloy of terbium and cobalt.
摘要:
The present invention provides a magnetic memory element (8) that has a spin valve structure formed using a free layer (5), a non-magnetic layer (4), and a pinned layer (3). The free layer (5) has a three-layer structure having a first magnetic layer (51), an intermediate layer (52), and a second magnetic layer (53) arranged in this order viewed from the non-magnetic layer (4). The first magnetic layer (51) is made of a ferromagnetic material. The intermediate layer (52) is made of a non-magnetic material. The second magnetic layer (53) is made of an N-type ferromagnetic material having a magnetic compensation point in the temperature range where a memory storage operation can be available. The magnetization direction of the first magnetic layer and the magnetization direction of the second magnetic layer are parallel to each other at the temperature lower than the magnetic compensation point T comp .
摘要:
An asymmetrically programmed memory material (such as a solid electrolyte material) is described for use as a rectifying element for driving symmetric or substantially symmetric resistive memory elements in a crosspoint memory architecture. A solid electrolyte element (SE) has very high resistance in the OFF state and very low resistance in the ON state (because it is a metallic filament in the ON state). These attributes make it a near ideal diode. During the passage of current (during program/read/erase) of the memory element, the solid electrolyte material also programs into the low resistance state. The final state of the solid electrolyte material is reverted to a high resistance state while making sure that the final state of the memory material is the one desired.
摘要:
A digital data memory having a bit structure (17) in a memory cell based on a dielectric intermediate separating material (14) with two major surfaces having thereon an anisotropic ferromagnetic thin-film (12, 13; 12', 13') of differing thicknesses. These bit structures (17) are fabricated within structural extent limits to operate satisfactorily, and are fabricated as series, parallel selectively connected members (11',17,20; 74,70,17,90,78; 103,104,17,100,102) of storage line structures. A corresponding conductive word line structure (22) adjacent corresponding ones of these memory cells is used for selecting or operating them, or both, in data storage and retrieval operations.