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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2015
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Zvonimir Z. Bandic, San Jose, CA (US);
Jeffery Robinson Childress, San Jose, CA (US);
Luiz M. Franca-Neto, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jordan Asher Katine, Mountain View, CA (US);
Neil Leslie Robertson, Palo Alto, CA (US);
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A magnetic memory cell and a method for implementing the magnetic memory cell for use in Solid-State Drives (SSDs) are provided. A magnetic memory cell includes a first conductor M, and a second conductor Mand a programmable area using unpatterned programmable magnetic media. At least one of the conductors M, Mis formed of a magnetic material, and the conductor Mis more conductive than conductor M. Steering of current is provided for programming the magnetic memory cell.