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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016

Filed:

Apr. 29, 2014
Applicant:

New York University, New York, NY (US);

Inventors:

Andrew Kent, New York, NY (US);

Daniel Bedau, New York, NY (US);

Huanlong Liu, New York, NY (US);

Assignee:

New York University, New York, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/14 (2006.01); G11C 11/16 (2006.01); G11C 11/56 (2006.01); H01L 27/22 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/161 (2013.01); G11C 11/16 (2013.01); G11C 11/5607 (2013.01); H01L 27/222 (2013.01); H01L 29/66984 (2013.01);
Abstract

A magnetic device includes a magnetized polarizing layer, a free magnetic layer, and a reference layer. The free magnetic layer forms a first electrode and is separated from the magnetized polarizing layer by a first non-magnetic metal layer. The free magnetic layer has a magnetization vector having a first and second stable state. The reference layer forms a second electrode and is separated from the free-magnetic layer by a second non-magnetic layer. Unipolar current is sourced through the polarizing, free magnetic and reference layers. Switching of the magnetization vector of the free magnetic layer from the first stable state to the second state is initiated by application of a first unipolar current pulse, and switching of the magnetization vector of the free magnetic layer from the second stable state to the first stable state is initiated by application of a second unipolar current pulse.


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