Method of switching out-of-plane magnetic tunnel junction cells
US8508973B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 16, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01F10/3259
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of switching the magnetization orientation of a ferromagnetic free layer of an out-of-plane magnetic tunnel junction cell, the method including: passing an AC switching current through the out-of-plane magnetic tunnel junction cell, wherein the AC switching current switches the magnetization orientation of the ferromagnetic free layer.
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