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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshihisa Iwata, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshiaki Asao, Yokohama, JP;
Keiji Hosotani, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Miyamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/100 ;
Abstract
A read blocks are connected to a read bit line. The read block has MTJ elements connected in series or in parallel, or arranged by combining series and parallel connections between the read bit line and a ground terminal. The MTJ elements are stacked on a semiconductor substrate. The read bit line is arranged on the MTJ elements stacked. A write word line extending in the X-direction and a write bit line extending in the Y-direction are present near the MTJ elements in the read block.