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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2013
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Zanhong Sun, Shrub Oak, NY (US);
Rolf Allenspach, Adliswil, CH;
Stuart Stephen Papworth Parkin, San Jose, CA (US);
John Casimir Slonczewski, Katonah, NY (US);
Bruce David Terris, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 43/02 (2006.01); H01L 43/08 (2006.01); H01L 43/12 (2006.01); B82Y 25/00 (2011.01); G11C 11/16 (2006.01); H01F 41/30 (2006.01); H01F 10/32 (2006.01); H01L 27/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 43/02 (2013.01); H01F 41/308 (2013.01); H01F 10/3263 (2013.01); H01L 43/08 (2013.01); H01L 27/222 (2013.01); H01L 43/12 (2013.01); H01F 10/3254 (2013.01); B82Y 25/00 (2013.01); G11C 11/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spin-current switched magnetic memory element includes a plurality of magnetic layers, at least one of the plurality of magnetic layers having a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy component and including a current-switchable magnetic moment, and at least one barrier layer formed adjacent to the plurality of magnetic layers. The plurality of magnetic layers includes at least one composite layer.