A magnetic memory according to an embodiment includes: a multilayer structure including a semiconductor layer and a first ferromagnetic layer; a first wiring line electrically connected to the semiconductor layer; a second wiring line electrically connected to the first ferromagnetic layer; and a voltage applying unit electrically connected between the first wiring line and the second wiring line to apply a first voltage between the semiconductor layer and the first ferromagnetic layer during a write operation, a magnetization direction of the first ferromagnetic layer being switchable by applying the first voltage.

The present inventive concept relates to a spin qubit transistor (100) comprising a base layer (102), a first qubit comprising, a first computing semiconductor island (106) and a first readout semiconductor island (108) arranged with a distance in the range of 3-10 nm therebetween, a second qubit comprising, a second computing semiconductor island (110) and a second readout semiconductor island (112) arranged with a distance in the range of 3-10 nm therebetween, wherein each of said semiconductor islands has a size causing each of said semiconductor islands to exhibit 3-dimensional quantum confinement of a single electron hole, and wherein each of said semiconductor islands forms a semiconductor heterojunction with the base layer. Each of the semiconductor islands has a corresponding gate (G1-G4), for modulation of the computing islands or readout of the readout islands. Said first computing semiconductor island and said second computing semiconductor island are configured to have a unique resonance frequency respectively. A control electrode arrangement (B) between the computing and the readout islands controls the coupling between the qubits. The present inventive concept further comprises a method for forming a spin qubit transistor and a quantum computer comprising at least one spin qubit transistor.

A semiconductor device includes a field effect transistor (FET) with at least one Gate-All-Around (GAA) channel. A first conductive ferromagnetic Source/Drain contact is electrically connected with a first portion of the GAA channel. A second conductive ferromagnetic Source/Drain contact is electrically connected with a second portion of the GAA channel. A remanent magnetization of the first conductive ferromagnetic contact is oriented in a direction opposite to a remanent magnetization of the second conductive ferromagnetic contact.

An electrical switching method may include: preparing a semiconductor material layer comprising a first contact point and a second contact point, which are electrically separated from each other, and a semiconductor material connecting the first contact point and the second contact point and having a predetermined thickness; and, in order to control the electrical connection between the first contact point and the second contact point, causing phase transition of the semiconductor material to a topological insulator by applying an electric field having a direction perpendicular to the surface of the semiconductor material to the semiconductor material layer. The electric field has a magnitude determined by the maximum value of the valence band and the minimum value of the conduction band of the semiconductor material. Applying an electric field to shift the valence and conduction bands closer induces a spin-polarized surface state through spin-orbit coupling between both surface wave functions.

A semiconductor spintronic device is disclosed, which includes a substrate, a first ferromagnetic contact layer and a second ferromagnetic contact layer disposed on the substrate, and a semiconductor nanomembrane, disposed between the first ferromagnetic contact layer and the second ferromagnetic contact layer. The semiconductor spintronic device can include a screw dislocation throughout the thickness of the semiconductor nanomembrane layers. Methods of fabricating and operating a semiconductor spintronic device are also disclosed.

The present invention relates to a spin-orbit torque magnetic device and a method of manufacturing the same. The spin-orbit torque magnetic device according to one embodiment may include a first heavy metal layer, a ferromagnetic layer formed on the first heavy metal layer, a second heavy metal layer formed on the ferromagnetic layer, and a gate oxide layer formed on the second heavy metal layer. Here, in the second heavy metal layer, when a gate voltage of a preset magnitude is applied to the gate oxide layer, the strength of spin-orbit interaction may be controlled.

A spin qubit quantum device includes a semiconductor portion having a first region disposed between two second regions; a first control gate disposed in direct contact with the first region and configured to control a minimum potential energy level in the first region, and disposed in direct contact with a first face of the semiconductor portion; and second electrostatic control gates, each disposed in direct contact with one of the second regions and configured to control a maximum potential energy level in one of the second regions, and disposed in direct contact with a second face, opposite to the first face, of the semiconductor portion, The first gate is not aligned with the second gates.

An elementary cell for a two-dimensional array of quantum dots, said elementary cell extending along a main plane and including: a plurality of sites occupied by quantum dots capable of confining at least one spin qubit and including at least: a first quantum dot, a second quantum dot adjacent to the first quantum dot in a first direction of the main plane, and a third quantum dot adjacent to the first quantum dot in a second direction of the main plane; and a first blocking site adjacent to the second and third quantum dots, towards which a spin qubit cannot be displaced.

Engineered quantum processing elements are disclosed. The engineered quantum processing element includes a dopant dot embedded in a semiconductor substrate. A dielectric material forms an interface with the semiconductor substrate. The dopant dot includes a plurality of dopant atoms and one or more electrons/holes confined within the dopant dot. The geometrical configuration of the plurality of dopant atoms with respect to the semiconductor substrate is engineered to achieve optimal linear hyperfine Stark coefficients. Further, aspects of the present disclosure are directed to methods of fabricating such engineered quantum processing elements.

The invention provides a spin qubit-type semiconductor device capable of achieving both high-speed spin manipulation and high integration, and an integrated circuit for the spin qubit-type semiconductor device. The spin qubit-type semiconductor device includes a body comprised of at least one of a semiconductor layer itself formed with a quantum dot and a structural portion arranged around the semiconductor layer, a gate electrode arranged at a position on the semiconductor layer, which faces the quantum dot, at least one micro magnet wholly or partly embedded in the body so that a first position condition in which the micro magnet is at a position near the quantum dot, a second position condition in which the position of a lower end of the micro magnet is located below the gate electrode, and a third position condition in which when viewed from above the body, the micro magnet is arranged at a position having no rotational symmetry with the quantum dot as the center of rotation are satisfied, and a static magnetic field applying unit capable of applying a static magnetic field to the quantum dot and the micro magnet.