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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
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);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
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.