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US 8,228,717 B2Granted
Spin current generator for STT-MRAM or other spintronics applications
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorsJun Liu, Gurtej Sandhu
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Abstract
Spin current generators and systems and methods for employing spin current generators. A spin current generator may be configured to generate a spin current polarized in one direction, or a spin current selectively polarized in two directions. The spin current generator may by employed in spintronics applications, wherein a spin current is desired.
Claims23
A device comprising:
- a spin-polarizing layer capable of polarizing a programming current such that the programming current output from the spin-polarizing layer is polarized in a first direction and capable of outputting an unpolarized current;
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- a non-magnetic layer disposed directly on a first surface of the spin-polarizing layer.
A device comprising:
- a first spin-polarizing layer configured to polarize a programming current such that the programming current is polarized in a first direction;
- a non-magnetic layer disposed directly on a first surface of the spin-polarizing layer;
- a second spin-polarizing layer configured to polarize the programming current such that the programming current is polarized in a second direction, opposite the first direction;
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- a second non-magnetic layer disposed directly on a first surface of the second spin-polarizing layer.
2 more elements
A device comprising:
- an array of memory cells;
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- a structure configured to generate a unidirectional spin current to the array of memory cells.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.