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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2016
Toshiba Memory Corporation, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Masatoshi Yoshikawa, Seoul, KR;
Hisanori Aikawa, Seoul, KR;
Kazuhiro Tomioka, Seoul, KR;
Shuichi Tsubata, Seoul, KR;
Masaru Toko, Seoul, KR;
Katsuya Nishiyama, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Yutaka Hashimoto, Seoul, KR;
Tatsuya Kishi, Seongnam-si, KR;
TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A magnetoresistive effect element according to one embodiment includes: a first magnetic layer; a nonmagnetic layer; a second magnetic layer; a metal layer; and a third magnetic layer. An area of a bottom of the third magnetic layer is larger than an area of a top of the third magnetic layer. An angle between the top of the third magnetic layer and a side of the third magnetic layer is larger than an angle between a top of the second magnetic layer and a side of the second magnetic layer, or an angle between the bottom of the third magnetic layer and a side of the third magnetic layer is smaller than an angle between the bottom of the second magnetic layer and a side of the second magnetic layer.