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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2003
Stefan Lammers, South Burlington, VT (US);
Hans-heinrich Viehmann, South Burlington, VT (US);
John Kenneth Debrosse, Colchester, VT (US);
Stefan Lammers, South Burlington, VT (US);
Hans-Heinrich Viehmann, South Burlington, VT (US);
John Kenneth DeBrosse, Colchester, VT (US);
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, DE;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of storing information in a cross-point magnetic memory array and a cross-point magnetic memory device structure. The voltage drop across magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJ's) during a write operation is minimized to prevent damage to the MTJ's of the array. The voltage drop across the selected MTJ's, the unselected MTJ's, or both, is minimized during a write operation, reducing stress across the MTJ's, decreasing leakage currents, decreasing power consumption and increasing the write margin.