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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2004
Harry Liu, Plymouth, MN (US);
William Larson, Eden Praire, MN (US);
Lonny Berg, Elk River, MN (US);
Theodore Zhu, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Shaoping LI, Plymouth, MN (US);
Romney R. Katti, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Yong LU, Plymouth, MN (US);
Anthony Arrott, Washington, DC (US);
Harry Liu, Plymouth, MN (US);
William Larson, Eden Praire, MN (US);
Lonny Berg, Elk River, MN (US);
Theodore Zhu, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Shaoping Li, Plymouth, MN (US);
Romney R. Katti, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Yong Lu, Plymouth, MN (US);
Anthony Arrott, Washington, DC (US);
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
A magnetic bit structure for a magneto-resistive memory is disclosed that has bit ends that are sufficiently large to accommodate a minimum size contact or via hole. By providing such an arrangement, the magnetic bit structure may be fabricated using conventional contact and/or via processing steps. As such, the cost of manufacturing the device may be reduced, and the overall achievable yield may be increased.