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MRAM-based memory device with rotated gate

US8542525B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 2, 2011
Grant dateSep 24, 2013
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Expiry dateNov 4, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C11/1673
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A memory device comprising: a plurality of magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) cells arranged in rows and columns, each MRAM cell comprising a magnetic tunnel junction and a select transistor, one end of the magnetic tunnel junction being electrically coupled to the source of the select transistor; a plurality of word lines, each word line connecting MRAM cells along a row via the gate of their select transistor; a plurality of bit lines, each bit line connecting MRAM cells along a column, each bit line connecting the MRAM cells via the drain of their select transistor; wherein the memory device further comprises a plurality of source lines, each source line connecting MRAM cells along a row; and wherein each source line connecting the MRAM cells via the other end of the magnetic tunnel junction.

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