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US 6,806,523 B2Granted
Magnetoresistive memory devices
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorJohn Mattson
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Abstract
The invention includes a magnetoresistive memory device having a conductive core, and a first magnetic layer extending at least partially around the conductive core. A non-magnetic material is over at least a portion of the first magnetic layer and separated from the conductive core by at least the first magnetic layer. A second magnetic layer is over the non-magnetic material, and separated from the first magnetic layer by at least the non-magnetic material. The invention also includes methods of forming magnetoresistive memory devices.
Claims15
A magnotoresistive memory device, comprising:
- a conductive core comprising a length;
- a plurality of spaced bit regions associated with the conductive core, the bit regions being spaced from one another by spaces along said length;
- the spaces between the bit regions being defined as gap regions;
- the individual bit regions comprising:
- a magnetic ring extending around the conductive core;
- a non-magnetic material over the magnetic ring;
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- a magnetic layer over the magnetic ring and separated from the magnetic ring by the non-magnetic material;
- the magnetic ring comprising a magnetic material, and said magnetic material extending between the spaced bit regions;
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- physical changes of one or both of the magnetic material and the core in the gap regions relative to the bit regions to prevent propagation of magnetic changes in the bit regions across the gap regions.
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