Industrial Technology Research Institute

Tsinghua University

Jeng-Hua Wei

Ming-Jer Kao

Hung-Hsiang Wang

I-Jung Wang

Ming-Jiunn Lai

Shan-Yi Yang

Hsin-Han Lee

Yao-Jen Chang

Hsin-Hui Chen

Po-Yuan Lo

Ziaur Rahaman Shakh

Chih-Wei Hsu

Szu-Ying Chen

Tri-Rung Yew

Shyh-Shyuan Sheu

Heng-Wen Ting

Tuo-Hung Hou

Heng-Yuan Lee

Ming-Hung Wu

Yu-Chen Hsin

Chung-Min Liu

Jih-Shun Chiang

Chien-Liang Hwang

Fang-Ming Chen

A magnetic random access memory (MRAM) structure is provided. The MRAM structure includes a first write electrode, a first magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) stack, a voltage control electrode, a second MTJ stack, and a second write electrode. The first MTJ stack includes a first free layer disposed on the first write electrode, a first tunnel barrier layer disposed on the first free layer, and a first fixed layer disposed on the first tunnel barrier layer. The voltage control electrode is disposed on the first MTJ stack. The second MTJ stack includes a second fixed layer disposed on the voltage control electrode, a second tunnel barrier layer disposed on the second fixed layer, and a second free layer disposed on the second tunnel barrier layer. The second write electrode is disposed on the second MTJ stack.

Magnetic random access memory structure

An in-plane magnetized spin-orbit magnetic device is provided. The in-plane magnetized spin-orbit magnetic device includes a heavy metal layer, an antiferromagnetic layer, and a magnetic tunnel junction. The antiferromagnetic layer is disposed on the heavy metal layer, and the magnetic tunnel junction is disposed on the antiferromagnetic layer. The magnetic tunnel junction includes a free layer, a barrier layer, and a pinned layer. The barrier layer is disposed on the free layer, and the pinned layer is disposed on the barrier layer. A film surface shape of the free layer is a rounded rectangle.

In-plane magnetized spin-orbit magnetic device

An in-plane magnetized spin-orbit magnetic device is provided. The in-plane magnetized spin-orbit magnetic device includes a heavy metal layer, an upper electrode and a magnetic tunnel junction. The magnetic tunnel junction is disposed between the heavy metal layer and the upper electrode. The magnetic tunnel junction includes a free layer and a pinned layer. The free layer is disposed on the heavy metal layer, and the free layer has a first film plane area. The pinned layer is disposed on the free layer, and the pinned layer has a second film plane area. There is a preset angle between a long axis direction of a film plane shape of the free layer and a long axis direction of a film plane shape of the pinned layer, and the first film plane area is larger than the second film plane area.

A magnetic memory structure includes a heavy-metal layer, a plurality of magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) layer, a conductive layer and an insulation layer. In an example, the pinned-layer of the MTJ layers are arranged in a string form and disposed over the barrier-layer. In an example also disclosed, the pinned-layer, the free-layer of the MTJ layers are arranged in a string form. Whereas the pinned-layers are disposed over the barrier-layer and the free-layers are disposed over the heavy-metal layer. The conductive layer is formed under the heavy-metal layer and includes a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion separated from each other and connected with two end of the heavy-metal layer respectively. The insulation layer fills up an interval between the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion. The conductive layer has an electric conductivity higher than that of the heavy-metal layer.

Magnetic memory structure

A neuron circuit and an artificial neural network chip are provided. The neuron circuit includes a memristor and an integrator. The memristor generates a pulse train having an oscillation frequency when an applied voltage exceeds a predetermined threshold. The integrator is connected in parallel to the memristor for receiving and accumulating input pulses transmitted by a previous layer network at different times, and driving the memristor to transmit the pulse train to a next layer network when a voltage of the accumulated input pulses exceeds the predetermined threshold.

Neuron circuit and artificial neural network chip

A magnetic memory structure is provided. The magnetic memory structure includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) layer and a heavy-metal layer. The MTJ layer includes a pinned-layer, a barrier-layer formed under the pinned-layer and a free-layer formed under the barrier-layer. The heavy-metal layer is formed under the free-layer. The barrier-layer has a first upper surface, the pinned-layer has a lower surface, and area of the first upper surface is larger than area of the lower surface.

A perpendicularly magnetized spin-orbit magnetic device including a heavy metal layer, a magnetic tunnel junction, a first antiferromagnetic layer, a first block layer and a first stray field applying layer is provided. The magnetic tunnel junction is disposed on the heavy metal layer. The first block layer is disposed between the magnetic tunnel junction and the first antiferromagnetic layer. The first stray field applying layer is disposed between the first antiferromagnetic layer and the first block layer. The magnetic tunnel junction comprises a free layer, a tunneling barrier layer, and pinned layer. The tunneling barrier layer is disposed on the free layer. The pinned layer is disposed on the tunneling barrier layer. A film plane area of the free layer is greater than a film plane area of the tunneling barrier layer and a film plane area of the pinned layer.

Perpendicularly magnetized spin-orbit magnetic device

The present invention discloses a soluble and air-stable perylene diimide (PDI) derivative to function as an N-type organic semiconductor material. In the PDI derivative of the present invention, the core thereof is substituted by electron withdrawing groups, and the side chains thereof are substituted by benzene functional groups, whereby are promoted the solubility and air-stability of the molecule. The PDI derivative of the present invention can be used to fabricate an organic semiconductor element via a soluble process at a low temperature and under an atmospheric environment.

Perylene diimide derivative and organic semiconductor element using the same material

A metal nanoline process and applications on growth of aligned nanostructures thereof. A nano-structure is provided with a substrate with at least one nanodimensional metal catalyst line disposed thereon and at least one carbon nanotube or silicon nanowire extending along an end of the metal catalyst line.

Metal nanoline process and applications on growth of aligned nanostructure thereof

The present invention relates to a structure and manufacturing process of a nano device transistor for a biosensor. The structure, the manufacturing process and the related circuit for a carbon nano tube or nano wire transistor biosensor device are provided. The refurbished nano device is used for absorbing various anti-bodies so as to detect the specific antigens or absorbing various biotins. Therefore, the object of the present invention to detect the specific species for bio measurement can be achieved.

Structure and manufacturing process of a nano device transistor for a biosensor

A method for fabricating an n-type carbon nanotube device, characterized in that thermal annealing and plasma-enhanced chemical vapor-phased deposition (PECVD) are employed to form a non-oxide gate layer on a carbon nanotube device. Moreover, the inherently p-type carbon nanotube can be used to fabricate an n-type carbon nanotube device with reliable device characteristics and high manufacturing compatibility.

Method for fabricating n-type carbon nanotube device

The present invention generally relates to an apparatus and method of carbon nanotube (CNT) gate field effect transistor (FET), which is used to replace the current metal gate of transistor for decreasing the gate width greatly. The carbon nanotube has its own intrinsic characters of metal and semiconductor, so it can be the channel, connector or next-level gate of transistor. Furthermore, the transistor has the structure of exchangeable source and drain, and can be defined the specificity by outside wiring.

Apparatus and manufacturing process of carbon nanotube gate field effect transistor

Carbon nanotube gate field effect transistor

A manufacturing method of carbon nanotube transistors is disclosed. The steps include: forming an insulating layer on a substrate; forming a first oxide layer on the insulating layer using a solution with cobalt ion catalyst by spin-on-glass (SOG); forming a second oxide layer on the first oxide layer using a solution without the catalyst; forming a blind hole on the second oxide layer using photolithographic and etching processes, the blind hole exposing the first oxide layer, the sidewall of the second oxide layer, and the insulating layer; forming a single wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) connecting the first oxide layer separated by the blind hole and parallel to the substrate; and forming a source and a drain connecting to both ends of the SWNT, respectively.

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