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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2015
Applicant:
Toshiba Memory Corporation, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takao Ochiai, Funabashi Chiba, JP;
Eiji Kitagawa, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Noma, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/82 (2006.01); H01L 43/08 (2006.01); H01L 43/10 (2006.01); H01L 27/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 43/08 (2013.01); H01L 43/10 (2013.01); H01L 27/228 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a magnetoresistive effect element includes: a first magnetic layer; a second magnetic layer; a non-magnetic film between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer; a first layer on an opposite side of a side of the non-magnetic layer of the first magnetic layer, the first layer including magnesium oxide as a principal component; and a second layer between the first film and the first magnetic layer, the second layer including a material different from a material of the first layer.