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公开(公告)号:US10608172B2
公开(公告)日:2020-03-31
申请号:US16255912
申请日:2019-01-24
Applicant: Everspin Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Sanjeev Aggarwal , Kerry Nagel , Jason Janesky
Abstract: A magnetoresistive structure having two dielectric layers, and method of manufacturing same, includes a free magnetic layer positioned between the two dielectric layers. The method of manufacture comprises at least two etch processes and at least one encapsulation process interposed therebetween wherein the encapsulation is formed on sidewalls of the partially formed magnetoresistive stack between etch processes. For example, an exemplary method of manufacturing a magnetoresistive device includes etching through a second electrode, second dielectric layer and free magnetic layer to provide a sidewall of (i) an unpinned synthetic antiferromagnetic structure, (ii) a second dielectric layer and (iii) a free magnetic layer; thereafter, forming an encapsulation material on the sidewall of the unpinned synthetic antiferromagnetic structure, second dielectric layer and free magnetic layer, and after forming the encapsulation material, etching through a first dielectric layer.
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公开(公告)号:US20200081037A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-12
申请号:US16681907
申请日:2019-11-13
Applicant: Everspin Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Angelo Ugge , Markus Schwickert , David Hayner
IPC: G01R15/20
Abstract: A sensing apparatus for characterizing current flow through a conductor includes a plurality of magnetic sensors. In some embodiments, the sensors are grouped in pairs to achieve common mode rejection of signals generated in response to magnetic fields not resulting from current flow through the conductor. Sensors having different levels of sensitivity are used to collect information regarding the magnetic field generated by the current flowing through the conductor, where such information is processed in order to characterize the magnetic field. In some cases the sensors are included on or in flexible material that can be wrapped around the conductor.
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公开(公告)号:US10573365B2
公开(公告)日:2020-02-25
申请号:US16251882
申请日:2019-01-18
Applicant: Everspin Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Thomas Andre , Syed M. Alam
Abstract: In a spin-torque magnetic random access memory (MRAM) that includes local source lines, auto-booting of the word line is used to reduce power consumption by reusing charge already present from driving a plurality of bit lines during writing operations. Auto-booting is accomplished by first driving a global word line to a first voltage. Driving the global word line to a first voltage results in a second voltage passed to the word lines. Subsequent driving of the plurality of bit lines that are capacitively coupled to the word line causes the word line voltage to be increased to a level desired to allow sufficient current to flow through a selected memory cell to write information into the selected memory cell.
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公开(公告)号:US20200035909A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-30
申请号:US16519741
申请日:2019-07-23
Applicant: Everspin Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Jijun SUN , SHIMON , Han-Jong CHIA
Abstract: Spin-Hall (SH) material is provided near free regions of magnetoresistive devices that include magnetic tunnel junctions. Current flowing through such SH material injects spin current into the free regions such that spin torque is applied to the free regions. The spin torque generated from SH material can be used to switch the free region or to act as an assist to spin-transfer torque generated by current flowing vertically through the magnetic tunnel junction, in order to improve the reliability, endurance, or both of the magnetoresistive device. Further, one or more additional regions or manufacturing steps may improve the switching efficiency and the thermal stability of magnetoresistive devices.
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公开(公告)号:US10483320B2
公开(公告)日:2019-11-19
申请号:US16195178
申请日:2018-11-19
Applicant: Everspin Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Jijun Sun , Sanjeev Aggarwal , Han-Jong Chia , Jon M. Slaughter , Renu Whig
Abstract: A magnetoresistive stack/structure and method of manufacturing same comprising wherein the stack/structure includes a seed region, a fixed magnetic region disposed on and in contact with the seed region, a dielectric layer(s) disposed on the fixed magnetic region and a free magnetic region disposed on the dielectric layer(s). In one embodiment, the seed region comprises an alloy including nickel and chromium having (i) a thickness greater than or equal to 40 Angstroms (+/−10%) and less than or equal to 60 Angstroms (+/−10%), and (ii) a material composition or content of chromium within a range of 25-60 atomic percent (+/−10%) or 30-50 atomic percent (+/−10%).
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公开(公告)号:US10475497B2
公开(公告)日:2019-11-12
申请号:US16000071
申请日:2018-06-05
Applicant: EVERSPIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor: Syed M. Alam , Chitra Subramanian
Abstract: Precharging circuits and techniques are presented for use with magnetic memory devices in order to speed up access to the memory cells for reading and writing. Including precharging in the sense amplifiers used to access the memory cells enables self-referenced read operations to be completed more quickly than is possible without precharging. Similarly, precharging can also be used in conjunction with write-back operations in order to allow the data state stored by magnetic tunnel junctions included in the memory cells to be changed more rapidly.
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公开(公告)号:US10461250B2
公开(公告)日:2019-10-29
申请号:US16050749
申请日:2018-07-31
Applicant: Everspin Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Sarin A. Deshpande , Kerry Joseph Nagel , Chaitanya Mudivarthi , Sanjeev Aggarwal
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a magnetoresistive stack/structure comprising (a) etching through a second magnetic region to (i) provide sidewalls of the second magnetic region and (ii) expose a surface of a dielectric layer, (b) depositing a first encapsulation layer on the sidewalls of the second magnetic region and over a surface of the dielectric layer, (c) thereafter: (i) etching the first encapsulation layer which is disposed over the dielectric layer using a first etch process, and (ii) etching re-deposited material using a second etch process, wherein, after such etching, a portion of the first encapsulation layer remains on the sidewalls of the second magnetic region, (d) etching (i) through the dielectric layer to form a tunnel barrier and provide sidewalls thereof and (ii) etching the first magnetic region to provide sidewalls thereof, and (e) depositing a second encapsulation layer on the sidewalls of the tunnel barrier and first magnetic region.
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公开(公告)号:US20190213160A1
公开(公告)日:2019-07-11
申请号:US16356953
申请日:2019-03-18
Applicant: Everspin Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Safdar ASGHAR
CPC classification number: G06F13/4027 , G06F9/4881 , G06F12/023 , G06F2212/251
Abstract: In some examples, a communications device includes a magnetic memory accessible by both a central processing unit and a digital signal processor to enable the central processing unit to assist the digital signal processor in establishing and maintaining a communication channel. The communication device is configured to re-establish communications in the event of an interruption in the communication channel or if the communication device experiences a power loss event.
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公开(公告)号:US10348333B2
公开(公告)日:2019-07-09
申请号:US15711877
申请日:2017-09-21
Applicant: EVERSPIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor: Kurt Baty
Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and systems are disclosed for performing bit error correction on a data stream. In some aspects, the described systems and methods may include a plurality of memory devices, a first interface, and a field programmable gate array. The field programmable gate array may include a memory controller and a plurality of re-programmable gates. At least one of the re-programmable gates may be configured as a read-only memory (ROM) to store a syndrome decode memory table, wherein the syndrome decode memory table may be configured to perform bit error correction on the data stream being read and/or written to at least one memory device of the plurality of memory devices via the first interface.
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公开(公告)号:US20190165253A1
公开(公告)日:2019-05-30
申请号:US16188934
申请日:2018-11-13
Applicant: Everspin Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Jijun SUN , Jon SLAUGHTER , Renu WHIG
Abstract: A magnetically free region of magnetoresistive device includes at least a first ferromagnetic region and a second ferromagnetic region separated by a non-magnetic insertion region. At least one of the first ferromagnetic region and the second ferromagnetic region may include at least a boron-rich ferromagnetic layer positioned proximate a boron-free ferromagnetic layer.
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