Patent classifications
G11C11/18
Magnetoresistive effect element and magnetic memory
A perpendicular magnetization type three-terminal SOT-MRAM that does not need an external magnetic field is provided. A magnetoresistance effect element where a first magnetic layer/nonmagnetic spacer layer/recording layer are disposed in order, and the first magnetic layer and the nonmagnetic spacer layer are provided to a channel layer.
Magnetoresistive effect element and magnetic memory
A perpendicular magnetization type three-terminal SOT-MRAM that does not need an external magnetic field is provided. A magnetoresistance effect element where a first magnetic layer/nonmagnetic spacer layer/recording layer are disposed in order, and the first magnetic layer and the nonmagnetic spacer layer are provided to a channel layer.
Spin orbit coupling memory device with top spin orbit coupling electrode and selector
An apparatus is provided which comprises: a bit-line; a first word-line; a second word-line; and a source-line; a magnetic junction comprising a free magnet; an interconnect comprising spin orbit material, wherein the interconnect is adjacent to the free magnet of the magnetic junction; and a first device (e.g., a selector device) coupled at one end of the interconnect and to the second word-line; and a second device coupled to the magnetic junction, the first word-line and the source-line.
Memory Device with Spin-Harvesting Structure
A memory device includes a first terminal and a second terminal; a magnetic tunnel junction coupled to the second terminal; wherein the magnetic tunnel junction comprises a magnetic free layer, and the magnetic tunnel junction is configured to be displaced by a plurality of distances from a center position of the device; a nonmagnetic metallic spin harvesting conductor coupled to the magnetic tunnel junction; wherein the nonmagnetic metallic spin harvesting conductor has a lateral dimension that is larger than that of the magnetic tunnel junction; an electrically insulating spin conductor coupled to the nonmagnetic metallic spin harvesting conductor; wherein the electrically insulating spin conductor has relatively less electrical conductivity than the nonmagnetic metallic spin harvesting conductor; wherein the nonmagnetic metallic spin harvesting conductor collects spin current from the electrically insulating spin conductor; and a spin orbit conduction channel coupled to the electrically insulating spin conductor and to the first terminal.
MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS FOR INITIALIZING THE SAME
A magnetic memory device includes a conductive line extending in a first direction, and a magnetic track extending in the first direction on the conductive line. The magnetic track includes a lower magnetic layer, a spacer layer and an upper magnetic layer sequentially stacked on the conductive line, and a non-magnetic pattern on the spacer layer and adjacent a side of the upper magnetic layer. The non-magnetic pattern vertically overlaps with a portion of the lower magnetic layer. The lower magnetic layer and the upper magnetic layer are antiferromagnetically coupled to each other by the spacer layer.
DIFFERENTIALLY PROGRAMMABLE MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION DEVICE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME
A memory device, an integrated circuit component including an array of the memory devices, and an integrated device assembly including the integrated circuit component. The memory devices includes a first electrode; a second electrode including an antiferromagnetic (AFM) material; and a memory stack including: a first layer adjacent the second electrode and including a multilayer stack of adjacent layers comprising ferromagnetic materials; a second layer adjacent the first layer; and a third layer adjacent the second layer at one side thereof, and adjacent the first electrode at another side thereof, the second layer between the first layer and the third layer, the third layer including a ferromagnetic material. The memory device may correspond to a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) magnetic random access memory bit cell, and the memory stack may correspond to a MTJ device.
DIFFERENTIALLY PROGRAMMABLE MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION DEVICE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME
A memory device, an integrated circuit component including an array of the memory devices, and an integrated device assembly including the integrated circuit component. The memory devices includes a first electrode; a second electrode including an antiferromagnetic (AFM) material; and a memory stack including: a first layer adjacent the second electrode and including a multilayer stack of adjacent layers comprising ferromagnetic materials; a second layer adjacent the first layer; and a third layer adjacent the second layer at one side thereof, and adjacent the first electrode at another side thereof, the second layer between the first layer and the third layer, the third layer including a ferromagnetic material. The memory device may correspond to a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) magnetic random access memory bit cell, and the memory stack may correspond to a MTJ device.
WEYL SEMIMETAL MATERIAL FOR MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION
In some examples, a device includes a magnetic tunnel junction including a first Weyl semimetal layer, a second Weyl semimetal layer, and a dielectric layer positioned between the first and second Weyl semimetal layers. The magnetic tunnel junction may have a large tunnel magnetoresistance ratio, which may be greater than five hundred percent or even greater than one thousand percent.
WEYL SEMIMETAL MATERIAL FOR MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION
In some examples, a device includes a magnetic tunnel junction including a first Weyl semimetal layer, a second Weyl semimetal layer, and a dielectric layer positioned between the first and second Weyl semimetal layers. The magnetic tunnel junction may have a large tunnel magnetoresistance ratio, which may be greater than five hundred percent or even greater than one thousand percent.
VARIABLE RESISTANCE MEMORY DEVICE
A variable resistance memory device includes active regions apart from each other, common bit line contacts in the active regions, first active source contacts on first active regions near one edge of each of the common bit line contacts, second active source contacts on second active regions near another edge of each of the common bit line contacts, word lines between the first active source contacts and the common bit line contacts and between the common bit line contacts and the second active source contacts, bit lines on the common bit line contacts, variable resistance layers connected to the second active source contacts, the word lines, and the bit lines, spin-orbit torque (SOT) layers connected to the first active source contacts on the variable resistance layers, the word lines, and the bit lines, source line contacts on the SOT layers, and source lines connected to the source line contacts.