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Magnetic tunnel junction devices, electronic devices including a magnetic tunneling junction device and methods of fabricating the same

US8411498B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 17, 2010
Grant dateApr 2, 2013
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Expiry dateJun 16, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10N50/10
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Perpendicular magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) devices, methods of fabricating a perpendicular MTJ device, electronic devices including a perpendicular MTJ device and methods of fabricating the electronic device are provided, the perpendicular MTJ devices include a pinned layer, a tunneling layer and a free layer. At least one of the pinned layer and the free layer includes a multi-layered structure including an amorphous perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) material.

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