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Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010

Filed:

Aug. 07, 2008
Applicants:

Thomas C. Anthony, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Darrel R. Bloomquist, Meridian, ID (US);

Judy Bloomquist, Legal Representative, Meridian, ID (US);

Manoj K. Bhattacharyya, Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Thomas C. Anthony, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Darrel R. Bloomquist, Meridian, ID (US);

Judy Bloomquist, legal representative, Meridian, ID (US);

Manoj K. Bhattacharyya, Cupertino, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 43/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Methods for creating a memory device can include depositing a sense layer, patterning the sense layer to form a plurality of magnetic data cells, depositing a separation layer over the plurality of data cells, depositing a reference layer over the separation layer, and patterning the reference layer to form an elongated magnetic reference cell wherein the elongated magnetic reference cell extends uninterrupted along more than one of the plurality of magnetic data cells.


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