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Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014

Filed:

Feb. 17, 2011
Applicants:

Hideo Ohno, Sendai, JP;

Shoji Ikeda, Sendai, JP;

Katsuya Miura, Higashimurayama, JP;

Kazuo Ono, Hachioji, JP;

Riichiro Takemura, Tokyo, JP;

Hiromasa Takahashi, Hachioji, JP;

Inventors:

Hideo Ohno, Sendai, JP;

Shoji Ikeda, Sendai, JP;

Katsuya Miura, Higashimurayama, JP;

Kazuo Ono, Hachioji, JP;

Riichiro Takemura, Tokyo, JP;

Hiromasa Takahashi, Hachioji, JP;

Assignees:

Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Tohoku University, Sendai-shi, Miyagi, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01); H01L 43/08 (2006.01); H01L 27/22 (2006.01); G11C 11/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 43/08 (2013.01); G11C 11/00 (2013.01); H01L 27/228 (2013.01); G11C 11/1659 (2013.01); G11C 11/161 (2013.01); G11C 11/1675 (2013.01); Y10S 977/935 (2013.01);
Abstract

A relation between a drive current of a selection transistor of a magnetic memory and a threshold magnetization switching current of the magnetoresistance effect element is optimized. In order to optimize the relation between the drive current of the selection transistor and the threshold magnetization switching current of the magnetoresistance effect elementof the magnetic memory cell, a mechanism-for dropping the threshold magnetization switching current on '1' writing is provided that applies a magnetic field that is in the inverse direction of the pinned layer to the recording layer of the magnetoresistance effect element.


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