Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Yukio Hayakawa

Doohee Hwang

Myunghun Woo

Jooheon Kang

Gunwook Yoon

Taeyoung Kim

Hyunmog Park

Bongyong Lee

Siyeon Cho

A magnetic memory device includes a loop-type magnetic track having a first part and a second part that are arranged in a counterclockwise direction, a first conductive line on a top surface of the first part, and a second conductive line on a bottom surface of the second part. The magnetic track includes a lower magnetic layer, a spacer layer, and an upper magnetic layer that are sequentially stacked. Each of the first and second conductive lines includes heavy metal. Each of the first and second conductive lines is configured to generate spin-orbit torque caused by current that flows therein. The spin-orbit torque causes magnetic domains in the magnetic track to move in a clockwise direction or in the counterclockwise direction.

Magnetic memory device and method of operating the same

A vertical variable resistance memory device includes gate electrodes and a pillar structure. The gate electrodes are spaced apart from one another on a substrate in a vertical direction substantially perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate. The pillar structure extends in the vertical direction through the gate electrodes on the substrate. The pillar structure includes a vertical gate electrode extending in the vertical direction, a variable resistance pattern disposed on a sidewall of the vertical gate electrode, and a channel disposed on an outer sidewall of the variable resistance pattern. The channel and the vertical gate electrode contact each other.

Vertical variable resistance memory devices and methods of operation in the same

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Yukio Hayakawa