DE19823826A1 - MRAM-Speicher sowie Verfahren zum Lesen/Schreiben digitaler Information in einen derartigen Speicher - Google Patents

MRAM-Speicher sowie Verfahren zum Lesen/Schreiben digitaler Information in einen derartigen Speicher

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DE19823826A1
DE19823826A1 DE19823826A DE19823826A DE19823826A1 DE 19823826 A1 DE19823826 A1 DE 19823826A1 DE 19823826 A DE19823826 A DE 19823826A DE 19823826 A DE19823826 A DE 19823826A DE 19823826 A1 DE19823826 A1 DE 19823826A1
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memory cell
magnetization
current
magnetic
digital
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Burkhard Hillebrands
Robert Leon Stamps
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Priority to DE19823826A priority Critical patent/DE19823826A1/de
Priority to US09/701,521 priority patent/US6674662B1/en
Priority to AU45015/99A priority patent/AU4501599A/en
Priority to EP99927776A priority patent/EP1082725B1/de
Priority to JP2000551392A priority patent/JP2002517083A/ja
Priority to DE59902950T priority patent/DE59902950D1/de
Priority to PCT/EP1999/003668 priority patent/WO1999062069A1/de
Publication of DE19823826A1 publication Critical patent/DE19823826A1/de
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C11/00—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor
    • G11C11/02—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using magnetic elements
    • G11C11/16—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using magnetic elements using elements in which the storage effect is based on magnetic spin effect
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B82—NANOTECHNOLOGY
    • B82Y—SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES
    • B82Y10/00—Nanotechnology for information processing, storage or transmission, e.g. quantum computing or single electron logic
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C11/00—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor
    • G11C11/02—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using magnetic elements
    • G11C11/16—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using magnetic elements using elements in which the storage effect is based on magnetic spin effect
    • G11C11/161—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using magnetic elements using elements in which the storage effect is based on magnetic spin effect details concerning the memory cell structure, e.g. the layers of the ferromagnetic memory cell
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C11/00—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor
    • G11C11/02—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using magnetic elements
    • G11C11/16—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using magnetic elements using elements in which the storage effect is based on magnetic spin effect
    • G11C11/165—Auxiliary circuits
    • G11C11/1675—Writing or programming circuits or methods
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C11/00—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor
    • G11C11/02—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using magnetic elements
    • G11C11/16—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using magnetic elements using elements in which the storage effect is based on magnetic spin effect
    • G11C11/165—Auxiliary circuits
    • G11C11/1693—Timing circuits or methods
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10B—ELECTRONIC MEMORY DEVICES
    • H10B61/00—Magnetic memory devices, e.g. magnetoresistive RAM [MRAM] devices
DE19823826A 1998-05-28 1998-05-28 MRAM-Speicher sowie Verfahren zum Lesen/Schreiben digitaler Information in einen derartigen Speicher Withdrawn DE19823826A1 (de)

Priority Applications (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE19823826A DE19823826A1 (de) 1998-05-28 1998-05-28 MRAM-Speicher sowie Verfahren zum Lesen/Schreiben digitaler Information in einen derartigen Speicher
US09/701,521 US6674662B1 (en) 1998-05-28 1999-05-27 Magnetoresistive random access memory and method for reading/writing digital information to such a memory
AU45015/99A AU4501599A (en) 1998-05-28 1999-05-27 Magnetoresistive random access memory and method for reading/writing digital information to such a memory
EP99927776A EP1082725B1 (de) 1998-05-28 1999-05-27 Mram-speicher sowie verfahren zum lesen/schreiben digitaler information in einen derartigen speicher
JP2000551392A JP2002517083A (ja) 1998-05-28 1999-05-27 Ｍｒａｍメモリ装置およびこのようなメモリ装置におけるデジタル情報の読取／書込方法
DE59902950T DE59902950D1 (de) 1998-05-28 1999-05-27 Mram-speicher sowie verfahren zum lesen/schreiben digitaler information in einen derartigen speicher
PCT/EP1999/003668 WO1999062069A1 (de) 1998-05-28 1999-05-27 Mram-speicher sowie verfahren zum lesen/schreiben digitaler information in einen derartigen speicher

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DE19823826A DE19823826A1 (de) 1998-05-28 1998-05-28 MRAM-Speicher sowie Verfahren zum Lesen/Schreiben digitaler Information in einen derartigen Speicher

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DE59902950T Expired - Lifetime DE59902950D1 (de) 1998-05-28 1999-05-27 Mram-speicher sowie verfahren zum lesen/schreiben digitaler information in einen derartigen speicher

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US (1) US6674662B1 (US06674662-20040106-M00002.png)
EP (1) EP1082725B1 (US06674662-20040106-M00002.png)
JP (1) JP2002517083A (US06674662-20040106-M00002.png)
AU (1) AU4501599A (US06674662-20040106-M00002.png)
DE (2) DE19823826A1 (US06674662-20040106-M00002.png)
WO (1) WO1999062069A1 (US06674662-20040106-M00002.png)

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EP1082725A1 (de) 2001-03-14
DE59902950D1 (de) 2002-11-07
US6674662B1 (en) 2004-01-06
AU4501599A (en) 1999-12-13
WO1999062069A1 (de) 1999-12-02
JP2002517083A (ja) 2002-06-11

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