Magnetic memory cell and magnetic random access memory
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorsTakeshi Honda, Noboru Sakimura, Tadahiko Sugibayashi, Hideaki Numata, Norikazu Ohshima
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AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorsTakeshi Honda, Noboru Sakimura, Tadahiko Sugibayashi, Hideaki Numata, Norikazu Ohshima
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A magnetic memory cell 1 is provided with a magnetic recording layer 10 which is a ferromagnetic layer and a pinned layer 30 connected with the magnetic recording layer 10 through a non-magnetic layer 20. The magnetic recording layer 10 has a magnetization inversion region 13, a first magnetization fixed region 11 and a second magnetization fixed region 12. The magnetization inversion region 13 has a magnetization whose orientation is invertible and overlaps the pinned layer 30. The first magnetization fixed region 11 is connected with a first boundary B1 in the magnetization inversion region 13 and a magnetization orientation is fixed on a first direction. The second magnetization fixed region 12 is connected with a second boundary B2 in magnetization inversion region 13 and a magnetization orientation is fixed on a second direction. The first direction and the second direction are opposite to each other.
An operation method of a magnetic random access memory, wherein said magnetic random access memory comprises a magnetic memory cell, said magnetic memory cell comprises a magnetic recording layer which is a ferromagnetic layer, and a pinned layer connected with said magnetic recording layer through a non-magnetic layer, said magnetic recording layer comprises a magnetization inversion region provided to overlap said pinned layer and having a domain wall being moved, a first magnetization fixed region connected with a first boundary of said magnetization inversion region and having a magnetization whose orientation is fixed to the first direction, and a second magnetization fixed region connected with a second boundary of said magnetization inversion region and having a magnetization whose orientation is fixed to a second direction, and the first direction is parallel or anti-parallel to the magnetization orientation of said pinned layer, said operation method comprising:
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