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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2017
Applicant:
Seagate Technology, Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Oleg N. Mryasov, Bradford Woods, PA (US);
Thomas F. Ambrose, Sewickley, PA (US);
Werner Scholz, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology, LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/165 (2013.01); G11C 11/16 (2013.01); G11C 11/161 (2013.01); G11C 11/1673 (2013.01); G11C 11/1675 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and method contemplating a magnetoresistive memory apparatus having a read element having a high resistance material selected to optimize read sensitivity and a write element having a material selected for a lower critical current response than the read element critical current response to optimize switching efficiency, wherein the read element resistance is higher than the write element resistance, and a shared storage space for both elements.