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Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019

Filed:

Jun. 16, 2016
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Anthony J. Annunziata, Stamford, CT (US);

Armand A. Galan, New York, NY (US);

Steve Holmes, Ossining, NY (US);

Eric A. Joseph, White Plains, NY (US);

Gen P. Lauer, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);

Qinghuang Lin, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);

Nathan P. Marchack, White Plains, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 43/10 (2006.01); H01L 43/12 (2006.01); H01L 43/02 (2006.01); H01L 43/08 (2006.01); G11C 11/16 (2006.01); G03F 7/20 (2006.01); H01L 27/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 43/12 (2013.01); G03F 7/70325 (2013.01); G03F 7/70425 (2013.01); G11C 11/161 (2013.01); H01L 27/228 (2013.01); H01L 43/02 (2013.01); H01L 43/08 (2013.01); H01L 43/10 (2013.01); G11C 2211/5615 (2013.01); H01L 27/222 (2013.01);
Abstract

A magnetoresistive memory cell includes a magnetic tunnel junction pillar having a circular cross section. The pillar has a pinned magnetic layer, a tunnel barrier layer, and a free magnetic layer. A first conductive contact is disposed above the magnetic tunnel junction pillar. A second conductive contact is disposed below the magnetic tunnel junction pillar.


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