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- 複数の記憶領域を配列してなる磁気メモリにおいて、
個々の前記記憶領域は、
書き込み電流供給用の第1配線と、
読み出し電流供給用の第2配線と、
共通配線と、
磁気抵抗効果素子と、
前記磁気抵抗効果素子に設けられたスピンフィルタと、
を備え、
前記磁気抵抗効果素子は、
TMR素子であり、
感磁層と、
第1固定層と、
前記感磁層と前記第1固定層との間に設けられたトンネルバリア層としての絶縁層と、
を備え、
前記第1配線と前記共通配線との間に位置し、
前記第2配線と前記共通配線との間に位置し、
前記共通配線に電気的に接続され、
前記スピンフィルタを介して前記第1配線に電気的に接続されており、
前記スピンフィルタを介することなく前記第2配線に電気的に接続され、
個々の前記記憶領域の前記スピンフィルタは、
前記磁気抵抗効果素子の前記感磁層上に設けられた非磁性導電層と、
前記非磁性導電層に接触した第2固定層と、
を有し、
前記第1配線は、前記第2固定層上の第1領域上に設けられ、
前記第2配線は、前記非磁性導電層の、前記第1領域に隣接する第2領域上に設けられている、
ことを特徴とする磁気メモリ。 - 個々の前記記憶領域において、
前記第1領域と、前記第2領域との間には、段差が介在し、且つ、前記第1及び第2配線のいずれも形成されていないマージン領域が存在することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の磁気メモリ。 - 前記第2領域の面積S2は、前記第1領域の面積S1の50%以下であることを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の磁気メモリ。
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