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GRANDIS

100Patents
62Active
100Granted
53Portfolio score

Filing activity: Aug 6, 2002 → Sep 9, 2020 · 45 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6992359B2 Spin transfer magnetic element with free layers having high perpendicular anisotropy and in-plane equilibrium magnetization Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 315 Expired
US6714444B2 Magnetic element utilizing spin transfer and an MRAM device using the magnetic element Electricity 308 Expired
US7187577B1 Method and system for providing current balanced writing for memory cells and magnetic devices Physics 290 Expired
US7009877B1 Three-terminal magnetostatically coupled spin transfer-based MRAM cell Electricity 269 Expired
US6985385B2 Magnetic memory element utilizing spin transfer switching and storing multiple bits Electricity 246 Expired
US6967863B2 Perpendicular magnetization magnetic element utilizing spin transfer Electricity 241 Expired
US6829161B2 Magnetostatically coupled magnetic elements utilizing spin transfer and an MRAM device using the magnetic element Physics 240 Expired
US6847547B2 Magnetostatically coupled magnetic elements utilizing spin transfer and an MRAM device using the magnetic element Physics 235 Expired
US7502249B1 Method and system for using a pulsed field to assist spin transfer induced switching of magnetic memory elements Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 224 Active
US7224601B2 Oscillating-field assisted spin torque switching of a magnetic tunnel junction memory element Electricity 222 Expired
US6958927B1 Magnetic element utilizing spin-transfer and half-metals and an MRAM device using the magnetic element Electricity 219 Expired
US6888742B1 Off-axis pinned layer magnetic element utilizing spin transfer and an MRAM device using the magnetic element Physics 219 Expired
US7190611B2 Spin-transfer multilayer stack containing magnetic layers with resettable magnetization Physics 213 Expired
US6838740B2 Thermally stable magnetic elements utilizing spin transfer and an MRAM device using the magnetic element Electricity 213 Expired
US6933155B2 Methods for providing a sub .15 micron magnetic memory structure Electricity 203 Expired
US6920063B2 Magnetic element utilizing spin transfer and an MRAM device using the magnetic element Electricity 161 Expired
US7242045B2 Spin transfer magnetic element having low saturation magnetization free layers Electricity 160 Expired
US7430135B2 Current-switched spin-transfer magnetic devices with reduced spin-transfer switching current density Physics 157 Active
US7272034B1 Current driven switching of magnetic storage cells utilizing spin transfer and magnetic memories using such cells Physics 156 Expired
US7576956B2 Magnetic tunnel junction having diffusion stop layer Electricity 152 Active
US7272035B1 Current driven switching of magnetic storage cells utilizing spin transfer and magnetic memories using such cells Physics 152 Expired
US7088609B2 Spin barrier enhanced magnetoresistance effect element and magnetic memory using the same Physics 149 Expired
US7379327B2 Current driven switching of magnetic storage cells utilizing spin transfer and magnetic memories using such cells having enhanced read and write margins Physics 143 Active
US7369427B2 Magnetic elements with spin engineered insertion layers and MRAM devices using the magnetic elements Electricity 143 Expired
US7110287B2 Method and system for providing heat assisted switching of a magnetic element utilizing spin transfer Physics 142 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.