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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018

Filed:

Aug. 31, 2015
Applicants:

Nec Corporation, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;

Tohoku University, Sendai-shi, Miyagi, JP;

Inventors:

Ryusuke Nebashi, Tokyo, JP;

Noboru Sakimura, Tokyo, JP;

Yukihide Tsuji, Tokyo, JP;

Ayuka Tada, Tokyo, JP;

Hideo Ohno, Miyagi, JP;

Assignees:

NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;

TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, Miyagi, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/14 (2006.01); G11C 11/16 (2006.01); H01L 27/105 (2006.01); H01L 29/82 (2006.01); H01L 43/08 (2006.01); G11C 11/15 (2006.01); H01L 27/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/16 (2013.01); G11C 11/15 (2013.01); H01L 27/105 (2013.01); H01L 27/222 (2013.01); H01L 29/82 (2013.01); H01L 43/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

In order to stably write data into a magnetic memory that uses in-plane current-induced perpendicular switching of magnetization to write data, the magnetic memory includes a recording layer formed as a perpendicular magnetization film, an adjacent layer joined to an upper surface or a lower surface of the recording layer, an external magnetic field application part configured to apply a first external magnetic field to the recording layer in a first direction which is an in-plane direction of the recording layer, and a current application part configured to allow a write current to flow through the adjacent layer in the first direction or a second direction which is opposite to the first direction. The external magnetic field application part is configured to switch a direction of a second external magnetic field applied in a direction perpendicular to the first direction in accordance with a direction of the write current.


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