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42、43 磁気トンネル接合(MTJ)
44、76、86、108 フリー層(フリー強磁性層)
46、72 ピン層
48、83、101、121 第1の電極
50、82、98、118 第2の電極
52、74、88、104、106 トンネル障壁
54 アクセストランジスタ
58 合成反強磁性ピン層構造(SAFピン層構造)
60 ピン層(強磁性層)
62 強磁性層
64 結合層
66、78、94、100、114、120 反強磁性層(AFM層)
70 単一スピンMTJ構造
79 MTJ構造
84、102 デュアルスピンMTJ構造
90、110 上部ピン層(SAFピン層構造)
92、112 下部ピン層
99 非磁性スペーサ層
VBL ビット線
VWL 書込み線
VS 電圧源
IP‐AP 第1の電極から第2の電極に流れる電流
IAP‐P 第2の電極から第1の電極に流れる電流
L2、L4、L6 ピン層長さ
L3、L5、L7 フリー層長さ
W2、W4、W6 ピン層幅
W3、W5、W7 フリー層幅
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- 第1の電極(83)および第2の電極(82)と、
前記第1の電極(83)と前記第2の電極(82)の間のトンネル障壁(74)と、
前記第2の電極(82)と前記トンネル障壁(74)の間のフリー層(76)と、
前記第1の電極(83)と前記トンネル障壁(74)の間のピン層(72)と、
前記第1の電極(83)と前記ピン層(72)の間のある反強磁性材料(AFM)層長さのAFM層(78)と、
を備え、
前記ピン層(72)は前記フリー層(76)の上部に配置され、前記ピン層(72)が前記フリー層(76)と平行であるすべての方向において、前記フリー層(76)を超えて広がり、ピン層表面積が前記フリー層(76)のフリー層表面積よりも少なくとも10%大きく、前記AFM層(78)の表面積は前記ピン層表面積に比べて同じかより大きいことを特徴とする、磁気ランダムアクセスメモリ(MRAM)における磁気トンネル接合(MTJ)(70)。 - 前記ピン層が合成反強磁性(SAF)ピン層構造で構成されており、前記SAFピン層構造が結合層で隔てられた少なくとも2つの強磁性層を備えている、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記ピン層および前記フリー層のうちの少なくとも1つが、強磁性材料から形成されている、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記第2の電極と前記フリー層の間に第2のピン層をさらに備えている、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記フリー層と前記第2のピン層の間に非磁性スペーサ層または実質的非磁性スペーサ層をさらに備えている、請求項4に記載のデバイス。
- 前記フリー層と前記第2の電極の間に第2のトンネル障壁をさらに備えている、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記第2のトンネル障壁と前記第2の電極の間に第2のピン層をさらに備えている、請求項6に記載のデバイス。
- 少なくとも1つの半導体ダイ中に集積された請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- セットトップボックス、娯楽端末、ナビゲーションデバイス、通信デバイス、携帯型情報端末(PDA)、固定型ロケーションデータユニット、モバイルロケーションデータユニット、携帯電話、セルラー方式携帯電話、コンピュータ、携帯用コンピュータ、デスクトップ型コンピュータ、モニタ、コンピュータ用モニタ、テレビジョン、チューナ、ラジオ、衛星ラジオ、音楽プレーヤ、ディジタル音楽プレーヤ、携帯用音楽プレーヤ、ビデオプレーヤ、ディジタルビデオプレーヤ、ディジタルビデオディスク(DVD)プレーヤ、および携帯用ディジタルビデオプレーヤから成るグループから選ばれ、その中にMTJが集積されているデバイスをさらに構成している、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記ピン層表面積は前記トンネル障壁に近接した前記ピン層の側の表面積で構成されており、前記フリー層表面積は前記トンネル障壁に近接した前記フリー層の側の表面積で構成されている、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- ゲート、ソース、およびドレインを有するアクセストランジスタを備え、書込み線が前記ゲートに結合され、前記第2の電極が前記ドレインに結合され、ビット線が前記第1の電極に結合される、請求項1から10の何れか1項に記載のデバイス。
- 第1の電極(83)および第2の電極(82)を設けるステップと、
前記第1の電極(83)と前記第2の電極(82)との間にトンネル障壁(74)を配置するステップと、
前記第2の電極(82)と前記トンネル障壁(74)との間にフリー層(76)を配置するステップと、
前記第1の電極(83)と前記トンネル障壁(74)との間にピン層(72)を配置するステップと、
前記第1の電極(83)と前記ピン層(72)との間に、ある反強磁性材料(AFM)層長さのAFM層(78)を配置するステップと、
を含み、
前記ピン層(72)は前記フリー層(76)の上部に配置され、前記ピン層(72)が前記フリー層(76)と平行であるすべての方向において、前記フリー層(76)を超えて広がり、前記フリー層(76)のフリー層表面積よりも少なくとも10%大きなピン層表面積を有し、前記AFM層(78)の表面積は前記ピン層表面積に比べて同じかより大きい、磁気ランダムアクセスメモリ(MRAM)における磁気トンネル接合(MTJ)(70)の形成方法。
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