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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2003
Applicants:
Manoi K. Bhattacharyya, Cupertino, CA (US);
Thomas C. Anthony, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Anthony P. Holden, Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Manoi K. Bhattacharyya, Cupertino, CA (US);
Thomas C. Anthony, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Anthony P. Holden, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for reading the magnetization orientation of a memory cell includes applying a magnetic field to the memory cell, observing any change in resistance of the memory cell as the magnetic field is applied, and determining the magnetization orientation based upon the observed change in resistance of the memory cell.