Industrial Technology Research Institute

Ding-Yeong Wang

Keng-Ming Kuo

Young-Shying Chen

Wei-Chuan Chen

Yu-Sheng Chen

Chien-Chung Hung

Cheng-Tyng Yen

Yuan-Jen Lee

Ming-Jer Kao

Hsin-Han Lee

Yung-Hung Wang

Yu-Chen Hsin

Cheng-Wei Chien

Duan-Lee Tang

A biomolecule magnetic sensor configured to sense magnetic beads attached with biomolecules includes an adsorption pad, a magnetic field line generator and at least one magnetic sensor. The adsorption pad is configured to adsorb the magnetic beads. The magnetic field line generator is configured to generate a plurality of first magnetic field lines, and at least one of the first magnetic field lines passes through the magnetic beads along a first direction to induce a plurality of second magnetic field lines, wherein the magnetic field line generator is disposed between the adsorption pad and the magnetic sensor in the first direction. The magnetic sensor is configured to sense a magnetic field component of at least one of the second magnetic field lines in a second direction. A second shift is provided between the magnetic sensor and the adsorption pad in the second direction.

Biomolecule magnetic sensor

A physically-unclonable-function (PUF) circuit and the control method thereof are provided, and the control method can be applied to the magnetoresistive device. The control method includes providing a first energy to a plurality of magnetic-tunnel junction (MTJ) devices after initializing the MTJ devices to a resistance state, and determining whether the hamming weight of at least one of the MTJ devices which has a predetermined resistance state is within a predetermined range or not.

PUF circuit and magnetoresistive device and control method thereof

A tunneling magneto-resistor (TMR) device for sensing a magnetic field includes a first TMR sensor having a first MTJ (magnetic tunneling junction) device and a second MTJ device connected in parallel. Each of the first and second MTJ devices has a pinned layer and a free layer. The pinned layer of each of the first and second MTJ devices has a pinned magnetization at a first pinned direction. The free layers of the first and second MTJ devices have a first free magnetization parallel to and a second free magnetization anti-parallel to a first easy-axis respectively.

Tunneling magneto-resistor device for sensing a magnetic field

A magnetic field sensor for sensing an external magnetic field is disclosed. The magnetic field sensor includes at least two magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) elements disposed on an underlying electrode. Each of the MTJ elements is formed by a synthetic antiferromagnetic layer, a barrier layer and a free layer sequentially stacked together. A top electrode is then connected to the free layers. The free layer can be a single free layer, a composite free layer, a synthetic antiferromagnetic free layer or an alloy free layer. When a current is applied to a metal circuit passing over or below the MTJ elements, free magnetic moments generated by the MTJ elements are anti-parallel to each other along a reference axis, and the angles between the magnetic moments created by the MTJ elements and the reference axis are 40 to 50 degrees and 130 to 140 degrees, respectively.

Magnetic field sensor for sensing external magnetic field

A 3-axis magnetic field sensor on a substrate and including, a first tunneling magneto-resistor (TMR) having a first easy-axis for sensing a X-axis magnetic field, a second TMR having a second easy-axis for sensing a Y-axis magnetic field, an out-of-plane magnetic sensor for sensing a Z-axis magnetic field, and a reference unit is provided. The first easy-axis and the second easy-axis are orthogonal and include an angle of 45&#xb1;5 degrees with a bisection direction, respectively. The out-of-plane magnetic sensor includes a groove or bulge structure having a first incline and a second incline; a third TMR on the first incline having a third easy-axis; a fourth TMR on the second incline having a fourth easy-axis; and a central axis orthogonal to the bisection direction and parallel to the third easy-axis and the fourth easy-axis. The reference unit has a fifth TMR and a fifth easy-axis parallel to the bisection direction.

3-axis magnetic field sensor, method for fabricating magnetic field sensing structure and magnetic field sensing circuit

Magnetic field sensing method and apparatus of this disclosure uses two tunneling magneto-resistor (TMR) devices. Angles of the free magnetizations of the two TMR devices with respect to a fixed direction are set in a first to fourth period. In the first to fourth period, the two TMR devices act as a TMR sensing unit and a zero-field reference unit by turns, and each of the conductance difference between the sensing unit and the zero field reference unit is also obtained in each of the first to fourth period. Finally, the four conductance differences are summed up.

Magnetic field sensing methods and megnetic field sensing apparatuses using tunneling magneto-resistor devices

A magnetic memory element includes a pinned layer, a tunneling barrier layer, a free layer and a stabilizing layer. The tunneling barrier layer is disposed on the pinned layer. The free layer is disposed on the tunneling barrier layer. The stabilizing layer is disposed on the free layer.

Magnetic memory element utilizing spin transfer switching

A magnetic random access memory (MRAM) including multiple memory cells for forming an array is provided. Each memory cell has a magnetic free stack layer and a pinned stack layer. A magnetization of the pinned stack layer is set toward a predetermined direction. The magnetic free stack layer has a magnetic easy axis. Two magnetic easy axes of adjacent two memory cells are substantially perpendicular to each other.

Magnetic random access memory

A magnetic memory element utilizing spin transfer switching includes a pinned layer, a tunneling barrier layer and a free layer structure. The tunneling barrier layer is disposed on the pinned layer. The free layer structure includes a composite free layer. The composite free layer includes a first free layer, an insert layer and a second free layer. The first free layer is disposed on the tunneling barrier layer and has a first spin polarization factor and a first saturation magnetization. The insert layer is disposed on the first free layer. The second free layer is disposed on the insert layer and has a second spin polarization factor smaller than the first spin polarization factor and a second saturation magnetization smaller than the first saturation magnetization. Magnetization vectors of the first free layer and the second free layer are arranged as parallel-coupled.

A data reading circuit of a magnetic memory applicable for reading data of a magnetic memory includes a first transistor, a second transistor connected to the first transistor in series, a third transistor, a fourth transistor connected to the third transistor in series, a first transmission gate electrically connected to the first transistor, a second transmission gate electrically connected to the first and third transistors, a comparison circuit having two input ends respectively connected to the first transistor, and a storage capacitor having an end electrically connected to the first transistor and the other end connected to a power end.

Data reading circuit of toggle magnetic memory

A magnetic random access memory includes at least a first-direction write current line and multiple second-direction write current line, intersecting with the first-direction write current line in substantial perpendicular and forming several intersecting regions. Multiple magnetic memory cells are respectively located at the intersecting regions for receiving an induced magnetic field in a time sequence. Every at least two adjacent memory cells are in parallel or series connection, to form at least one memory unit. An easy axis of a free layer of each magnetic memory cell is substantially perpendicular to a magnetization of a pinned layer. The easy axis and the first-direction write current line form an including angle of about 45&#xb0;. A read bit-line circuit connects to a first terminal of the memory unit. A read word-line circuit connects to a second terminal of the memory unit.

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