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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020

Filed:

Aug. 08, 2018
Applicant:

Spin Transfer Technologies, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);

Inventors:

Bartlomiej Adam Kardasz, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Cheng Wei Chiu, Dublin, CA (US);

Jorge Vasquez, San Jose, CA (US);

Mustafa Pinarbasi, Morgan Hill, CA (US);

Assignee:

SPIN MEMORY, INC., Fremont, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/22 (2006.01); H01L 43/02 (2006.01); H01L 43/10 (2006.01); G11C 11/16 (2006.01); H01L 43/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 43/08 (2013.01); G11C 11/161 (2013.01); H01L 43/02 (2013.01); H01L 43/10 (2013.01); H01L 27/222 (2013.01); H01L 27/228 (2013.01);
Abstract

A magnetic memory element for using in magnetic random access memory. The magnetic memory element includes a novel exchange coupling layer for use in an antiferromagnetic structure for magnetically pinning a magnetic reference layer of the memory element. The exchange coupling layer is located between a first magnetic layer (reference layer) and a second magnetic layer (keeper layer). The exchange coupling layer includes a layer of Ru located between first and second layers of Ir. The Ir layers can be in contact with each of the first and second magnetic layers to provide an interfacial magnetic anisotropy, as well as providing RKKY exchange field. The Ru layer, provides an increased RKKY exchange field as a result of the high RKKY exchange coupling of Ru.


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