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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Canon Anelva Corporation, Kawasaki-shi, JP;
Inventors:
Takuya Seino, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazumasa Nishimura, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshikazu Irisawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Saki Shibuichi, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
CANON ANELVA CORPORATION, Kawasaki-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 43/10 (2006.01); H01L 43/08 (2006.01); G01R 33/09 (2006.01); G11C 11/16 (2006.01); H01F 10/32 (2006.01); H01L 43/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 43/10 (2013.01); G01R 33/098 (2013.01); G11C 11/161 (2013.01); H01F 10/3236 (2013.01); H01F 10/3272 (2013.01); H01L 43/08 (2013.01); H01F 10/3286 (2013.01); H01L 43/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A magnetoresistance effect element of the present invention includes: a barrier layer; a reference layer formed on one surface of the barrier layer; a free layer formed on the other surface of the barrier layer; and a pinned layer placed on the opposite side of the reference layer from the barrier layer. The pinned layer includes a structure obtained by stacking Ni, Co, Pt, Co, Ru, Co, Pt, Co, and Ni layers in this order.