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Magnetic memory device

US6473336B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 14, 2000
Grant dateOct 29, 2002
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Expiry dateFeb 6, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10B61/10
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A magnetic memory device comprises a memory cell assembled by first and second tunnel junction portions and a switch, each of the first and second tunnel junction portions being formed of a stack of a pinned layer in which a magnetization direction is fixed and a record layer in which a magnetization direction changes depending on an external magnetic field. A first data line is connected to a first end of the first tunnel junction portion. A second data line is connected to the first end of the second tunnel junction portion. A bit line is connected to the second end of the first tunnel junction portion and the second end of the second tunnel junction portion via the switch.

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