JP2001510613A - 整合された磁気ベクトルを有するmram - Google Patents
整合された磁気ベクトルを有するmramInfo
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Abstract
Description
Claims (1)
- 【特許請求の範囲】 1.磁気記憶セル内において、ある幅を有する磁気材料層であって、前記層の 前記幅よりも長い長さを有する磁気材料層であって、前記磁気記憶セルは: 不連続部分において、高い磁界と磁極の形成を阻止する滑らかな曲線を描く両 端部;および、 前記層の前記幅は、前記磁気材料層内の磁壁の幅より小さく、前記磁気ベクト ルは前記幅に沿った方向を指すことができない前記幅; によって構成され、 前記層内の磁気ベクトルが、前記磁気材料層の前記長さに沿った方向を指すこ とを特徴とする記憶セル。 2.磁気記憶セル内において、前記層の前記長さは、前記磁気材料層の前記幅 の少なくとも2倍であることを特徴とする、請求項1記載の磁気材料層。 3.磁気記憶セル内において、前記磁気材料層の前記両端部が楕円形であるこ とを特徴とする、請求項1記載の磁気材料層。 4.多層磁気記憶セルであって: 滑らかな曲線を描く両端部を有する磁気材料の第1層; 前記第1磁気材料層の上に配置される非磁気材料層; 前記非磁気材料層の上に配置されて、磁気記憶セルを形成する、滑らかな曲線 を描く両端部を有する第2磁気材料層; によって構成され、 前記磁気記憶セルは、ある幅とある長さを有し、前記幅は、前記磁気材料層内 の磁壁の幅より小さく、前記磁気材料層内の長い磁気ベクトルを、前記磁気材料 層の前記長さに実質的に沿った方向を指すように制限する磁気記憶セルであって ; 前記層内の磁気ベクトルが、前記磁気材料層の前記長さに沿った方向を指すこ とを特徴とする記憶セル。 5.前記第1層および第2層の前記幅が、磁壁の幅より小さいことを特徴とす る、請求項6記載の多層磁気記憶セル。 6.前記第1層および第2層の前記長さが、磁気材料の前記第1層および前記 第2層の幅の少なくとも2倍であることを特徴する、請求項6記載の多層磁気記 憶セル。 7.磁気材料の前記第1層と第2層の両端部が楕円形であることを特徴とする 、請求項6記載の多層磁気記憶セル。
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