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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2016
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Hirofumi Morise, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Kondo, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuaki Ootera, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Shimada, Kanagawa, JP;
Michael Arnaud Quinsat, Kanagawa, JP;
Shiho Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a magnetic memory element includes a first magnetic unit, a second magnetic unit, a nonmagnetic unit, and a controller. The second magnetic unit includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a first region and a second region. The controller performs a first operation and a second operation. In the first operation, the controller changes a direction of a magnetization of the first region by causing a first current to flow through the first portion in a first current direction. The first current has a first current value. In the second operation, the controller changes a direction of a magnetization of the second region by causing a second current to flow through the first portion in a second current direction. The second current has a second current value. The second current value is less than the first current value.