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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2002
Yoshiaki Saito, Kawasaki, JP;
Kentaro Nakajima, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Sagoi, Yokohama, JP;
Minoru Amano, Kawasaki, JP;
Shigeki Takahashi, Yokohama, JP;
Tatsuya Kishi, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A magnetic memory device includes a plurality of magnetoresistive elements arranged on a first plane in a matrix form, a plurality of first writing lines which are arranged on a second plane different from the first plane adjacent to the magnetoresistive elements, a first address decoder which selects a desired one from the plurality of first writing lines, a plurality of second writing lines crossing the plurality of first writing lines on a third plane different from the second plane and having parts adjacent to the plurality of magnetoresistive elements on the second plane and parallel to the plurality of first writing lines, and a second address decoder which selects a desired one from the plurality of second writing lines.