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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2007
Shiho Nakamura, Fujisawa, JP;
Yuichi Motoi, Kawasaki, JP;
Shigeru Haneda, Yokohama, JP;
Hirofumi Morise, Yokohama, JP;
Takahiro Hirai, Yokohama, JP;
Shiho Nakamura, Fujisawa, JP;
Yuichi Motoi, Kawasaki, JP;
Shigeru Haneda, Yokohama, JP;
Hirofumi Morise, Yokohama, JP;
Takahiro Hirai, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A magnetic switching element according to an example of the present invention includes a magnetic element, first and second electrodes which put the magnetic element therebetween, a current control section which is connected to the first and second electrodes, the current control section controlling a magnetization direction of a magnetization free section in such a manner that a current is made to flow between the magnetization free section and the magnetization fixed section, a movable conductive tube having a fixed end and a free end, and a third electrode connected to the fixed end of the conductive tube. A switching operation is performed in such a manner that a spatial position of the conductive tube is caused to change depending on the magnetization direction of the magnetization free section.