Shared line magnetic random access memory cells
AssigneeCrocus Technology SA
InventorsVirgile Javerliac, Neal Berger, Kenneth MacKay, Jean-Pierre Nozleres
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AssigneeCrocus Technology SA
InventorsVirgile Javerliac, Neal Berger, Kenneth MacKay, Jean-Pierre Nozleres
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A memory unit with one field line; at least two thermally-assisted switching magnetic tunnel junction-based magnetic random access memory cells, each cell comprising a magnetic tunnel junction having an insulating layer disposed between a magnetic storage layer and a magnetic reference layer; wherein a selection transistor is connected to the magnetic tunnel junction; the one field line is used for passing a field current for switching a magnetization of the storage layer of the magnetic tunnel junctions of the cells. A magnetic memory device can be formed by assembling an array of the memory units, wherein at least two adjacent magnetic tunnel junctions of the cells can be addressed simultaneously by the field line. The memory unit and magnetic memory device have a reduced surface area. Magnetic memory devices with an increased density of memory units can be fabricated resulting in lower die fabrication cost and lower power consumption.
A memory unit, comprising:
A magnetic memory device formed by assembling an array comprising a plurality of memory units, each memory unit comprising:
A method for writing to a memory unit comprising one field line;
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