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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2017
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Tomoaki Inokuchi, Yokohama, JP;
Naoharu Shimomura, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuhiko Koui, Yokohama, JP;
Yuuzo Kamiguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Satoshi Shirotori, Yokohama, JP;
Kazutaka Ikegami, Inagi, JP;
Hiroaki Yoda, Kawasaki, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile memory includes a conductive line including a first portion, a second portion and a third portion therebetween, a storage element including a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer and a nonmagnetic layer therebetween, and the first magnetic layer being connected to the third portion, and a circuit flowing a write current between the first and second portions, applying a first potential to the second magnetic layer, and blocking the write current flowing between the first and second portions after changing the second magnetic layer from the first potential to a second potential.