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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2006
Hideaki Fukuzawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshinari Kurosaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiromi Yuasa, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshihiko Fuji, Kawasaki, JP;
Hitoshi Iwasaki, Yokosuka, JP;
Hideaki Fukuzawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshinari Kurosaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiromi Yuasa, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshihiko Fuji, Kawasaki, JP;
Hitoshi Iwasaki, Yokosuka, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A magnetoresistive effect element includes a magnetization fixed layer including a first crystal grain, having a magnetization direction which is fixed substantially in one direction, a spacer layer arranged on the magnetization fixed layer and having an insulating layer and a metal conductor penetrating the insulating layer, and a magnetization free layer including a second crystal grain, arranged on the spacer layer to oppose the metal conductor and having a magnetization direction which changes corresponding to an external magnetic field.