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:
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 highly reliable magnetic memory exhibits enhanced data-holding stability at high storage density in a storage layer of a magnetoresistive effect element used for memory cells. A magnetic memory includes a memory cell array having first wirings, second wirings intersecting the first wirings and memory cells each provided at an intersection area of the corresponding first and second wirings. Each memory cell is selected when the corresponding first and second wirings are selected. Each memory cell includes a magnetoresistive effect element having a storage layer in which data is stored by magnetic fields generated when current flows the selected first and second wirings, a first magnetic member, having two ends, provided as partially surrounding each first wiring and the two ends being situated in a direction of easy axis of magnetization, to form a closed-loop magnetic circuitry with the storage layer, and a second magnetic member, having two ends, provided as partially surrounding each second wiring and the two ends being situated in a direction of hard axis of magnetization, to amplify magnetic fields applied to the storage layer in the direction of hard axis of magnetization. Each end of the first magnetic member is situated as closer than each end of the second magnetic member to the storage layer.
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 magnetic memory device which has a small switching current for a writing line and which has a small variation therein. A method for producing such a magnetic memory device includes: forming a magnetoresistive effect element; forming a first insulating film so as to cover the magnetoresistive effect element; forming a coating film so as to cover the first insulating film; exposing a top face of the magnetoresistive effect element; forming an upper writing line on the magnetoresistive effect element; exposing the first insulating film on a side portion of the magnetoresistive effect element by removing a part or all of the coating film; and forming a yoke structural member so as to cover at least a side portion of the upper writing line and so as to contact the exposed first insulating film on the side portion of the magnetoresistive effect element.
摘要:
There are provided at least one wire, a magnetoresistive effect element having a storage layer whose magnetization direction varies according to a current magnetic field generated by causing a current to flow in the wire, and first yokes provided so as to be spaced from at least one pair of opposed side faces of the magnetoresistive effect element to form a magnetic circuit in cooperation with the magnetoresistive effect element when a current is caused to flow in the wire. Each of the first yokes has at least two soft magnetic layers which are stacked via a non-magnetic layer.
摘要:
According to the present invention, there is provided a solid-state magnetic memory including a semiconductor substrate, a ferromagnetic tunnel junction element facing the semiconductor substrate, first and second wirings sandwiching the ferromagnetic tunnel junction elements from both sides thereof, a third wiring facing the ferromagnetic tunnel junction element, and a diode at least part of which is formed in a surface region of the semiconductor substrate.
摘要:
There is provided a magnetic memory device which has a small switching current for a writing line and which has a small variation therein. A method for producing such a magnetic memory device includes: forming a magnetoresistive effect element; forming a first insulating film so as to cover the magnetoresistive effect element; forming a coating film so as to cover the first insulating film; exposing a top face of the magnetoresistive effect element; forming an upper writing line on the magnetoresistive effect element; exposing the first insulating film on a side portion of the magnetoresistive effect element by removing a part or all of the coating film; and forming a yoke structural member so as to cover at least a side portion of the upper writing line and so as to contact the exposed first insulating film on the side portion of the magnetoresistive effect element.