Magnetic element for memory and logic
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsDmitri E. Nikonov, Ian A. Young
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AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsDmitri E. Nikonov, Ian A. Young
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An embodiment includes a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) having a non-elliptical free layer with rounded corners. For example, an embodiment includes a MTJ including a free magnetic layer, a fixed magnetic layer, and a tunnel barrier between the free and fixed layers; wherein the free magnetic layer includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and a sidewall circumnavigating the free magnetic layer and coupling the bottom surface to the top surface; wherein the top surface is rectangular with a plurality of rounded corners. In an embodiment, the aspect ratio of the top surface is between 4:1 and 8:1 (length to width). Such an embodiment provides ease of manufacture along with accept critical switching current (to reverse polarity of the free layer) and stability. Other embodiments are described herein.
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