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Magnetoelectric device and method for writing non-volatile information into said magnetoelectric device

US7573734B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 13, 2007
Grant dateAug 11, 2009
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Expiry dateOct 19, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C11/1675
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to a device comprising at least a first ferromagnetic layer (202) and an element (204) exchange-bias coupled to this layer in at least one place through an interface (208), for controlling the magnetic state of the ferromagnetic layer (202) in the coupling place with an electrical field applied at least on the element, the element comprising a material with clamped antiferromagnetic and ferroelectric characteristics.

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