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公开(公告)号:US20200235288A1
公开(公告)日:2020-07-23
申请号:US16744963
申请日:2020-01-16
Applicant: Everspin Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Sumio IKEGAWA , Han Kyu LEE , Sanjeev AGGARWAL , Jijun SUN , Syed M. ALAM , Thomas ANDRE
Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to, among other things, a magnetoresistive device and a magnetoresistive memory comprising a plurality of such magnetoresistive devices. In some aspects, a magnetoresistive device may include a magnetically fixed region, a magnetically free region above or below the magnetically fixed region, and an intermediate region positioned between the magnetically fixed region and the magnetically free region, wherein the intermediate region includes a first dielectric material. The magnetoresistive device may also include encapsulation layers formed on opposing side walls of the magnetically free region, wherein the encapsulation layers include the first dielectric material.
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公开(公告)号:US20200176672A1
公开(公告)日:2020-06-04
申请号:US16695396
申请日:2019-11-26
Applicant: Everspin Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Sanjeev AGGARWAL , Sarin A. DESHPANDE
IPC: H01L43/04 , H01L43/14 , H01L21/3065
Abstract: A magnetoresistive device may include an intermediate region positioned between a magnetically fixed region and a magnetically free region, and spin Hall channel region extending around a sidewall of at least the magnetically free region. An insulator region may extend around a portion of the sidewall such that the insulator region contacts a first portion of the sidewall and the spin Hall channel region contacts a second portion of the sidewall.
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公开(公告)号:US20200013950A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-09
申请号:US16576039
申请日:2019-09-19
Applicant: Everspin Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Sanjeev AGGARWAL , Sarin A. DESHPANDE , Kerry Joseph NAGEL
Abstract: A method of fabricating a magnetoresistive bit from a magnetoresistive stack includes etching through a first portion of the magnetoresistive stack using a first etch process to form one or more sidewalls. At least a portion of the sidewalls includes redeposited material after the etching. The method also includes modifying at least a portion of the redeposited material on the sidewalls, and etching through a second portion of the magnetoresistive stack after the modifying step. The magnetoresistive stack may include a first magnetic region, an intermediate region disposed over the first magnetic region, and a second magnetic region disposed over the intermediate region.
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公开(公告)号:US20190237665A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-01
申请号:US16380589
申请日:2019-04-10
Applicant: Everspin Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Sarin A. DESHPANDE , Sanjeev AGGARWAL , Moazzem HOSSAIN
Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to, among other things, a method of fabricating an integrated circuit device having a magnetoresistive device. In some aspects, the method includes forming the magnetoresistive device on a first contact of a substrate, wherein the magnetoresistive device includes a fixed magnetic region and a free magnetic region separated by an intermediate region; depositing a first dielectric material over the magnetoresistive device; depositing a second dielectric material over the first dielectric material; polishing a surface of the second dielectric material; forming a first cavity through the polished surface of the second dielectric material to expose a surface of the magnetoresistive device; and depositing an electrically conductive material in the first cavity to form a via.
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公开(公告)号:US20190221737A1
公开(公告)日:2019-07-18
申请号:US16360099
申请日:2019-03-21
Applicant: EVERSPIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor: Renu WHIG , Phillip MATHER , Kenneth SMITH , Sanjeev AGGARWAL , Jon SLAUGHTER , Nicholas RIZZO
CPC classification number: H01L43/12 , B82Y25/00 , G01R33/0052 , G01R33/09 , G01R33/093 , G01R33/098 , H01L27/22 , H01L43/02 , H01L43/08
Abstract: A semiconductor process integrates three bridge circuits, each include magnetoresistive sensors coupled as a Wheatstone bridge on a single chip to sense a magnetic field in three orthogonal directions. The process includes various deposition and etch steps forming the magnetoresistive sensors and a plurality of flux guides on one of the three bridge circuits for transferring a “Z” axis magnetic field onto sensors orientated in the XY plane.
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公开(公告)号:US20190140167A1
公开(公告)日:2019-05-09
申请号:US16175205
申请日:2018-10-30
Applicant: Everspin Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Sanjeev AGGARWAL , Kerry Joseph Nagel
Abstract: A method of fabricating an integrated circuit device includes forming a trench in a dielectric material and forming a ferromagnetic circuit element having an angled surface on the trench. The angled surface of the circuit element is removed using a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process and the trench is filled with an electrically conductive material.
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公开(公告)号:US20180158498A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-07
申请号:US15831736
申请日:2017-12-05
Applicant: EVERSPIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor: Sanjeev AGGARWAL , Sarin A. Deshpande , Jon Slaughter
Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to exemplary methods of manufacturing a magnetoresistive device. In one aspect, a method may include forming one or more regions of a magnetoresistive stack on a substrate, wherein the substrate includes at least one electronic device. The method also may include performing a sole annealing process on the substrate having the one or more magnetoresistive regions formed thereon, wherein the sole annealing process is performed at a first minimum temperature. Subsequent to performing the sole annealing process, the method may include patterning or etching at least a portion of the magnetoresistive stack. Moreover, subsequent to the step of patterning or etching the portion of the magnetoresistive stack, the method may include performing all additional processing on the substrate at a second temperature below the first minimum temperature.
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公开(公告)号:US20170301857A1
公开(公告)日:2017-10-19
申请号:US15638757
申请日:2017-06-30
Applicant: Everspin Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Chaitanya MUDIVARTHI , Sarin A. DESHPANDE , Sanjeev AGGARWAL
CPC classification number: H01L43/12 , G11B5/3163 , G11C11/161 , H01L27/222 , H01L27/228 , H01L43/02 , H01L43/08 , Y10T29/49021
Abstract: Methods for manufacturing magnetoresistive devices are presented in which isolation of magnetic layers in the magnetoresistive stack is achieved by oxidizing exposed sidewalls of the magnetic layers and then depositing additional encapsulating material prior to subsequent etching steps. Etching the magnetic layers using a non-reactive gas further prevents degradation of the sidewalls.
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公开(公告)号:US20240107891A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-28
申请号:US18526636
申请日:2023-12-01
Applicant: Everspin Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Sanjeev AGGARWAL , Sarin A. DESHPANDE , Kerry Joseph NAGEL
Abstract: A method of fabricating a magnetoresistive bit from a magnetoresistive stack includes etching through a first portion of the magnetoresistive stack using a first etch process to form one or more sidewalls. At least a portion of the sidewalls includes redeposited material after the etching. The method also includes modifying at least a portion of the redeposited material on the sidewalls, and etching through a second portion of the magnetoresistive stack after the modifying step. The magnetoresistive stack may include a first magnetic region, an intermediate region disposed over the first magnetic region, and a second magnetic region disposed over the intermediate region.
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公开(公告)号:US20240090335A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-14
申请号:US18307633
申请日:2023-04-26
Applicant: EVERSPIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor: Renu WHIG , Phillip MATHER , Kenneth SMITH , Sanjeev AGGARWAL , Jon SLAUGHTER , Nicholas RIZZO
CPC classification number: H10N50/01 , B82Y25/00 , G01R33/0052 , G01R33/09 , G01R33/093 , G01R33/098 , H10B61/00 , H10N50/10 , H10N50/80 , H10N59/00
Abstract: A semiconductor process integrates three bridge circuits, each include magnetoresistive sensors coupled as a Wheatstone bridge on a single chip to sense a magnetic field in three orthogonal directions. The process includes various deposition and etch steps forming the magnetoresistive sensors and a plurality of flux guides on one of the three bridge circuits for transferring a “Z” axis magnetic field onto sensors orientated in the XY plane.
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