摘要:
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is disclosed a magnetic resistive element comprising a first magnetic layer whose magnetized state changes in accordance with data, a nonmagnetic layer disposed on the first magnetic layer, and a second magnetic layer which is disposed on the nonmagnetic layer and whose magnetized state is fixed, wherein the first magnetic layer has a cross shape in which a maximum length of a first direction is L1 and a maximum length of a second direction crossing the first direction at right angles is L2, and the second magnetic layer has a tetragonal shape in which the maximum length of the first direction is L3 (≦L1) and the maximum length of the second direction is L4 (
摘要翻译:根据本发明的一个方面,公开了一种磁阻元件,其包括磁化状态根据数据变化的第一磁性层,设置在第一磁性层上的非磁性层和设置在第一磁性层上的第二磁性层 非磁性层并且其磁化状态是固定的,其中第一磁性层具有第一方向的最大长度为L 1并且与第一方向垂直的第二方向的最大长度为L 2的十字形状,以及 第二磁性层具有第一方向的最大长度为L 3(<= L 1)且第二方向的最大长度为L 4(
摘要:
A magnetic memory includes: a magnetoresistance effect element having a magnetic recording layer; a first writing wiring extending in a first direction on or below the magnetoresistance effect element, a center of gravity of an axial cross section of the wiring being apart from a center of thickness at the center of gravity, and the center of gravity being eccentric toward the magnetoresistance effect element; and a writing circuit configured to pass a current through the first writing wiring in order to record an information in the magnetic recording layer by a magnetic field generated by the current.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a cell transistor; a bit line provided above the cell transistor; a magnetoresistive element provided above the bit line, a first end portion of the magnetoresistive element being electrically connected to the bit line; an intracell local interconnection provided above the magnetoresistive element, the intracell local interconnection coupling one of source and drain regions of the cell transistor to a second end portion of the magnetoresistive element; and a write word line provided above the intracell local interconnection, a portion between the write word line and the intracell local interconnection being filled with an insulator alone.
摘要:
There are provided a first reference layer, in which a direction of magnetization is fixed, and a storage layer including a main body, in which a length in an easy magnetization axis direction is longer than a length in a hard magnetization axis direction, and a projecting portion provided to a central portion of the main body in the hard magnetization axis direction, a direction of magnetization of the storage layer being changeable in accordance with an external magnetic field.
摘要:
The semiconductor output circuit of the invention has an insulated gate transistor including a first terminal, a second terminal and a gate terminal, a conductive state of the insulated gate transistor being controlled by a drive circuit connected to the gate terminal, a capacitive element and a first resistor connected in series between the second terminal and the gate terminal, and a second resistor connected between the gate terminal and the first terminal. The insulated gate transistor has a cell area formed on a semiconductor substrate, in which a plurality of unit cells each defining a unit transistor connected between the first and second terminals are laid out. The second resistor has such a resistance that all of the unit transistors defined by the unit cells are turned on uniformly when electrostatic discharge is applied to the first or second terminal.
摘要:
Semiconductor equipment includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of transistors having a source cell and a drain cell disposed alternately on the substrate, and upper and lower layer wirings for electrically connecting the source cells and the drain cells. The lower layer wiring includes a first source wiring for connecting the neighboring source cells and a first drain wiring for connecting the neighboring drain cells. The upper layer wiring includes a second source wiring for connecting to the first source wiring and a second drain wiring for connecting to the first drain wiring. A width of the second source wiring is wider than that of the first source wiring, and a width of the second drain wiring is wider than that of the first drain wiring. The second source wiring and the second drain wiring are disposed alternately.
摘要:
Magnetoresistance effect devices for attaining magnetically stability and for reducing a switching magnetic field. One of the ferromagnetic layers of the magnetoresistance effect device has a plane shape in which a width of an end portions is wider than a center portion sandwiched by two end portions. The end portions are not symmetrical with respect to an easy magnetization axis or longer axis of the plane shape of ferromagnetic material layer, but are substantially rotationally symmetrical with a center of the plane shape as a pivot. The plane shape may have an S-shape where its magnetic domain is stabilized and the switching magnetic field is reduced. The manufacturing method uses two linear mask patterns intersecting with each other to form sharp corners of a ferromagnetic tunnel junction. An electron beam (EB) drawing may be used to form the S-shape plane. The magnetoresistance effect devices may be used in a magnetic memory apparatus, such as a random access memory, a personal digital assistance, a magnetic reproducing head, and a magnetic information reproducing apparatus.
摘要:
A magnetoresistive effect element of a tunnel junction type includes a magnetic multi-layered film (1), ferromagnetic film (3) and intervening insulating film (2) such that a current flows between the magnetic multi-layered film and the ferromagnetic film, tunneling through the insulating film. The magnetic multi-layered film includes a first ferromagnetic layer, second ferromagnetic layer and anti-ferromagnetic layer inserted between the first and second ferromagnetic layers.
摘要:
There is provided a magnetoresistance element in which a shape of a free ferromagnetic layer includes a first portion with a parallelogrammic contour, and second portions that protrude from a pair of opposite corners of the first portion respectively in a main direction parallel to a pair of opposite sides of the first portion, the shape is asymmetric with respect to a line that passes through a center of the first portion and is parallel to the main direction, and an axis of easy magnetization of the free ferromagnetic layer falls within a range defined by an acute angle that a first direction makes with a second direction, the first direction being substantially parallel to the main direction and the second direction being substantially parallel to the longest line segment that joins contours of the second portions.
摘要:
A magnetoresistance effect devices having a magnetization free layer free to rotate in an applied magnetic field. The magnetization free layer may include first and second ferromagnetic material layers with a nonmagnetic material layer disposed between the two ferromagnetic material layers. Those ferromagnetic materials are antiferromagnetically coupled with each other at a magnetic coupling field J (−3 [kOe]≦J