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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2006
Applicants:
Vicki Wilson, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Guoqing Zhan, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Ray Buske, Saint Paul, MN (US);
James Chyi Lai, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Vicki Wilson, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Guoqing Zhan, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Ray Buske, Saint Paul, MN (US);
James Chyi Lai, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Northern Lights Semiconductor Corp., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A giant magnetoresistance (GMR) pad on the same level of GMR memory bit layer is used as an intermediate connection for plugs between the GMR pad and an underlying diffusion metal layer. A single large power metal plug is used to connect the GMR pad and the overlying power plane metal.