Kioxia Corporation

Toshiba Memory Corporation

Skhynix Inc.

Young Min Eeh

Kazuya Sawada

Tadaaki Oikawa

Taiga Isoda

Kenichi Yoshino

Eiji Kitagawa

Daisuke Watanabe

Toshihiko Nagase

Tatsuya Kishi

Masahiko Nakayama

Tsuneo Inaba

Hisanori Aikawa

Masaru Toko

Jyunichi Ozeki

Guk Cheon Kim

Ku Youl Jung

Jin Won Jung

Jong Koo Lim

Nobuyuki Ogata

Makoto Nagamine

Jae-Hyoung Lee

Jung Hyeok Kwak

Taeyoung Lee

In general, according to one embodiment, a magnetic memory device includes a magnetoresistive effect element. The magnetoresistive effect element includes first to second ferromagnetic layer, a layer stack, and first to third non-magnetic layer. The layer stack is arranged on a side opposite to the first ferromagnetic layer with respect to the second ferromagnetic layer. The third non-magnetic layer is arranged on a side opposite to the second non-magnetic layer with respect to the layer stack and contains a metallic oxide. The layer stack includes a fourth non-magnetic layer being in contact with the third non-magnetic layer and containing platinum (Pt).

Magnetic memory device

A magnetoresistance memory device includes first, second, third and fourth ferromagnetic layers; a first and second ferromagnetic oxide layers; a metal layer; an insulating layer. The second ferromagnetic layer includes one of iron and cobalt included in the first ferromagnetic oxide layer and one element of a first element group. The second ferromagnetic oxide layer includes an oxide of an alloy of the one of iron and cobalt included in the second ferromagnetic oxide layer with a first element, which has a standard electrode potential lower than that of iron or cobalt and that of the one element of the first element group included in the second ferromagnetic layer.

Magnetoresistance memory device

In general, according to one embodiment, a magnetoresistance memory device includes: a first ferromagnetic layer; an insulating layer above the first ferromagnetic layer; a second ferromagnetic layer above the insulating layer; a third ferromagnetic layer above the second ferromagnetic layer; and a fourth ferromagnetic layer above the third ferromagnetic layer. The third ferromagnetic layer includes an oxide of an alloy including iron. The fourth ferromagnetic layer includes iron and a 5d transition metal.

According to one embodiment, a magnetoresistive memory device includes: a first ferromagnetic layer; a stoichiometric first layer; a first insulator between the first ferromagnetic layer and the first layer; a second ferromagnetic layer between the first insulator and the first layer; and a non-stoichiometric second layer between the second ferromagnetic layer and the first layer. The second layer is in contact with the second ferromagnetic layer and the first layer.

Magnetoresistive memory device

A magnetic memory device includes a substrate; a first magnetoresistive effect element; and a second magnetoresistive effect element provided at a side of the first magnetoresistive effect element opposite to a side of the first magnetoresistive effect element at which the substrate is provided. A heat absorption rate of the first magnetoresistive effect element is lower than a heat absorption rate of the second magnetoresistive effect element.

A magnetic memory device includes a magnetoresistance effect element including a first, second, and third ferromagnetic layer, a first non-magnetic layer between the first and second ferromagnetic layer, and a second non-magnetic layer between the second and third ferromagnetic layer. The second ferromagnetic layer is between the first and third ferromagnetic layer. The third ferromagnetic layer includes a fourth ferromagnetic layer in contact with the second non-magnetic layer, a third non-magnetic layer, and a fourth non-magnetic layer between the fourth ferromagnetic layer and the third non-magnetic layer. The first non-magnetic layer includes an oxide including magnesium (Mg). A melting point of the fourth non-magnetic layer is higher than the third non-magnetic layer.

Magnetic memory device that suppresses diffusion of elements

A memory device includes a first ferromagnetic layer, an insulating layer above the first ferromagnetic layer, a second ferromagnetic layer above the insulating layer, a capping layer on an upper surface of the second ferromagnetic layer, and an electrode on an upper surface of the capping layer. The second ferromagnetic layer includes iron atoms. The capping layer includes one or more elements identical to one or more elements in the second ferromagnetic layer. The electrode includes one or more elements identical to one or more of the elements in the capping layer and includes a material having a Vickers hardness higher than a Vickers hardness of an iron atom.

Memory device

According to one embodiment, a magnetic memory device includes a substrate, a first layer stack, and a second layer stack at a same side of the first layer stack relative to the substrate, and farther than the first layer stack from the substrate. Each of the first and second layer stack includes a reference layer, a tunnel barrier layer provided in a direction relative to the reference layer, the direction being perpendicular to the substrate, a storage layer provided in the direction relative to the tunnel barrier layer, and a first nonmagnetic layer provided in the direction relative to the storage layer. A heat absorption rate of the first nonmagnetic layer of the first layer stack is lower than a heat absorption rate of the first nonmagnetic layer of the second layer stack.

According to one embodiment, a magnetic device includes a layer stack. The layer stack includes a first ferromagnetic layer, a second ferromagnetic layer, a first nonmagnetic layer between the first ferromagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer, and a second nonmagnetic layer. The first ferromagnetic layer is interposed between the second nonmagnetic layer and the first nonmagnetic layer. The first nonmagnetic layer and the second nonmagnetic layer contain a magnesium oxide (MgO). The first ferromagnetic layer contains a higher amount of boron (B) at an interface with the first nonmagnetic layer than at an interface with the second nonmagnetic layer.

Magnetic device which improves write error rate while maintaining retention properties

According to one embodiment, a magnetic device includes: a first magnetic material provided above a substrate; a second magnetic material provided between the substrate and the first magnetic material; a nonmagnetic material provided between the first magnetic material and the second magnetic material; a first layer provided between the substrate and the second magnetic material and including an amorphous layer; and a second layer provided between the amorphous layer and the second magnetic material and including a crystal layer.

Magnetic device and memory device

According to one embodiment, a magnetic device includes a magnetic tunnel junction element, the magnetic tunnel junction element comprising: a first structure having ferromagnetism; a second structure having ferromagnetism; and a first nonmagnet provided between the first structure and the second structure; wherein: the first structure and the second structure are antiferromagnetically coupled via the first nonmagnet; and the first structure includes a first ferromagnetic nitride.

Magnetic device

A memory device includes a magnetoresistive element including first and second magnetic layers and a non-magnetic layer provided between the first and second magnetic layers. The memory device also includes a write circuit which controls a first writing setting magnetization of the first and second magnetic layers in a parallel state and a second writing setting the magnetization of the first and second magnetic layers in an antiparallel state, and applies a write current to the magnetoresistive element. A first write current in the first writing includes a first pulse and a second pulse added to the first pulse. A width of the second pulse is smaller than a width of the first pulse, and a current level of the second pulse is different from a current level of the first pulse.

Magnetoresistive memory device with different write pulse patterns

According to one embodiment, a magnetic device includes a magnetoresistive effect element including a first ferromagnet, a conductor, and an oxide provided between the first ferromagnet and the conductor, the oxide including a first oxide of a rare-earth element and a second oxide of an element of which a covalent radius is smaller than a covalent radius of the rare-earth element.

Magnetic device and manufacturing method of magnetic device

According to an embodiment, a storage device includes a resistance change element. The resistance change element includes a stacked structure including a first ferromagnet, a second ferromagnet, and a first nonmagnet between the first ferromagnet and the second ferromagnet. The first nonmagnet includes a boron-doped rare-earth oxide.

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