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- the present invention relates to a writable magnetic element of the current-induced reversal type.
- the reversal of the magnetization of a layer or a small magnetic element is commonly done by means of an applied magnetic field.
- the direction of the latter is changed for example according to whether we want to return the magnetization in one direction or another.
- the element to be returned is mechanically placed in the vicinity of the magnetic field generator so as to locate this field spatially. It is indeed the very structure of the magnetic field, by definition not located in space, which raises many difficulties for its integration into devices.
- spin transfer torque requires the presence, to manipulate the magnetization at the memory point, of at least two magnetic layers separated by a non-magnetic metal (for a spin valve structure) or by an insulator (for a magnetic tunnel junction type structure), the two layers having their non-collinear magnetizations.
- the detailed physical explanation differs according to whether one is in the presence of a spin valve structure or magnetic tunnel junction but overall the current is polarized in spin at the crossing of the first magnetic layer, then exert a torque on the magnetization of the second layer by means of the non-collinear component of the polarization of the current. When the current densities are sufficient, the magnetization of the second magnetic layer can be reversed for both the spin valves and the magnetic tunnel junctions.
- the reversal by STT requires the presence at the memory point of at least two magnetic layers separated by a non-magnetic spacer.
- the writing is done as described above by injecting a high density current through the whole stack perpendicular to the plane of the magnetic layers, while the reading is done by means of the magnetoresistance of the stack: giant magnetoresistance (GMR) ) for spin valves, and tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) for magnetic tunnel junctions.
- GMR giant magnetoresistance
- TMR tunnel magnetoresistance
- the voltage at the edges of the junction is 10V for an RA of ⁇ . ⁇ 2 , IV for an RA of 10 ⁇ . ⁇ 2 and 0.1V for an RA of 1 ⁇ . ⁇ 2 .
- the power dissipated in the junction is then significant which is detrimental both in terms of energy consumption and damage to the said junction.
- one difficulty lies in the impossibility of independently optimizing reading and writing because, in known spin transfer devices (TWTs), the two phenomena are intrinsically linked.
- typical magnetic stacks of MRAM cells or logic components may have more than 10 or 15 different layers of different materials. This then poses difficulties in the structuring steps and in particular in the etching step which is one of the most important locking points for the integration of these magnetic stacks.
- the present invention relates to a writable magnetic element which, to reverse the magnetization, only requires the presence of a magnetic layer (having a magnetization parallel to its plane) and which operates without the stack being crossed by a writing current perpendicular to the plane of the layers.
- the invention thus relates to a writable magnetic element comprising a stack of layers having a magnetic writing layer, characterized in that the stack comprises a central layer of at least one magnetic material having a magnetization having a direction of magnetization parallel to the plane of the central layer, the latter being sandwiched between a first and a second outer layer by non-magnetic materials, the first outer layer having a first non-magnetic material and the second outer layer having a second non-magnetic material different from the first non-magnetic material, at least the second non-magnetic material being electrically conductive, comprising a device for passing a writing current through the second outer layer and the central layer in a current direction parallel to the plane of the central layer and making an angle ⁇ of 90 ° ⁇ 60 °, in particular 90 ° ⁇ 30 ° and more particularly 90 ° ⁇ 15 ° with said direction of magnetization parallel to the plane of the layer c entral, to generate in the central layer an effective magnetic field (or spin-orbit field),
- the present invention has the important additional advantage of enabling write operations without the application of an external magnetic field.
- the effective magnetic field (or spin-orbit magnetic field) is due to the Rashba field and the exchange interaction s-d, acting on the local magnetization, as will be explained later in the description.
- the basic idea of the invention is to use the spin-orbit magnetic field to manipulate the magnetization of the magnetic layer. This is achieved according to the invention, without the need for an applied magnetic field, by orienting the magnetization of the magnetic layer preferably collinearly to the direction of the spin-orbit magnetic field which is fixed by the geometry of the stack. , interfaces, and current direction. The direction of the write current is preferably perpendicular to said direction of magnetization.
- the electric writing current flows parallel to the magnetic layer and does not cross the stack in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the layers, and the memory can be written or erased by acting on the direction of said current and more particularly by applying a current pulse, without the need to apply an external magnetic field.
- the central layer advantageously has a thickness of between 0.1 nm and 5 nm and preferably less than or equal to 3 nm.
- the central layer advantageously comprises a metal or a metal alloy having in the stack a planar magnetic anisotropy, in particular Co, Fe, Ni, Co x Fe y , Ni x Fe y , Co x Ni y , etc., magnetization of this central layer being contained in the plane of the central layer.
- At least one conductive outer layer is advantageously a non-magnetic metal, preferably Pt, W, Ir, Ru, Pd, Cu, Au, Ag, Bi, or an alloy of these metals, or else a highly doped semiconductor (doping ++ ) such as Si, Ge, or GaAs.
- the thickness of such a conductive layer is for example between 0.5 nm and 100 nm, more particularly between 1 nm and 10 nm and preferably less than or equal to 5 nm.
- the two outer layers may be electrically conductive, but they are then selected in two different non-magnetic metals or metal alloys. The thickness of a conductive outer layer is not related to the thickness of the core layer.
- the first outer layer when it is electrically nonconductive, is advantageously a dielectric oxide, preferably SiOx, AlOx, MgOx, TiOx, TaOx ZnO, HfO, or a dielectric nitride such as SiNx, BNx, or else a semiconductor.
- a dielectric oxide preferably SiOx, AlOx, MgOx, TiOx, TaOx ZnO, HfO, or a dielectric nitride such as SiNx, BNx, or else a semiconductor.
- Q.cm ie a doping level typically less than 10 16 / cm 3 for Si or Ge
- the thickness of this outer layer is for example between 0.5 nm and 200 nm, especially between 0.5 nm and 100 nm.
- the thickness of this layer is not related to the thickness of the central layer.
- the density of the writing current is, for example, between 10 4 A / cm 2 and 10 9 A / cm 2 , and more particularly between 10 5 A / cm 2 and 10 8 A / cm 2 .
- the first outer layer may be covered with a magnetic material read layer and a read electrode.
- a device may be coupled to the reading electrode to pass a read current through the stack thus formed and to measure the resistance across the stack.
- the first outer layer is made of non-magnetic metal, it forms with the central layer, the reading layer and the electrode of reading a spin valve.
- the thickness of the first outer layer is then between 0.5 nm and 10 nm and preferably less than 5 nm.
- the first outer layer is dielectric, it forms with the central layer, the reading layer and the reading electrode a magnetic tunnel junction.
- the thickness of the first outer layer is between 0.5 nm and 5 nm and preferably less than 3 nm.
- the first outer layer and the central layer advantageously form a stud.
- the second outer layer may comprise a region of extra thickness which is part of the stud.
- a track is advantageously formed either by the second outer layer or by an electrically conductive track which borders the second outer layer.
- the invention also relates to a writable magnetic device, comprising a plurality of pads as defined above and in that the second outer layer comprises a said track which is common to them.
- the invention relates to a writable magnetic device, characterized in that the first outer layer, the central layer and a region of extra thickness constituting the second outer layer form a pad, and in that it comprises a plurality of said pads, as well as an electrically conductive track bordering the second outer layer of said pads for injecting said stream through the second outer layer and the central layer of each of said pads, the second outer layer being made of an electrically conductive material different from that of the electrically conductive track.
- FIG. 4 is an example of integration of a magnetic element according to the invention constituting a memory cell, to form a mono or bi-dimensional network.
- FIGS. 1a to 1g illustrate implementations of the invention, of which FIGS. 2a and 2b represent an integrated embodiment. in a magnetic memory cell of the "MRAM" type
- FIGS. 3a and 3b illustrate embodiments in each of which several memory elements are represented to illustrate the architecture of the memory.
- the stack used in the context of the present invention namely a central magnetic layer, sandwiched between two non-magnetic outer layers, at least one of which is conductive, the two outer layers being of different materials, has the effect of to create an inversion asymmetry that generates an uncompensated electric field in the magnetic core layer.
- the electrons get propagating in this electric field are submitted in their specific reference to a magnetic field called Rashba field 3 ⁇ 4 whose direction is perpendicular to both the current flowing in the conductive layer and the electric field. This magnetic field therefore applies to the conduction electrons.
- This change in the direction of the magnetization continues to be obtained according to the invention when the direction of the current in the plane of the central layer is not perpendicular to the direction of magnetization, but forms with it an angle ⁇ of 90 ° ⁇ 30 °, in particular 90 ° ⁇ 30 °, and more particularly 90 ° ⁇ 15 °.
- the effective magnetic field keeps a collinear component to the magnetization direction of the central layer.
- the reference 15 designates a substrate which is an electrical insulator, in order not to short circuit the structure. It can be especially consisting of a dielectric oxide (Si0 2 , AlOx, MgOx, TiOx, TaOx, ZnO, HfO), or a nitride, for example SiNx. It may be alone or deposited on another substrate, for example silicon.
- a dielectric oxide Si0 2 , AlOx, MgOx, TiOx, TaOx, ZnO, HfO
- a nitride for example SiNx. It may be alone or deposited on another substrate, for example silicon.
- the reference 13 designates the planar magnetic layer whose magnetization is parallel to its plane.
- the reference 16 designates the orientation of the magnetization which is contained in the plane of the magnetic layer 13.
- References 14 and 12 denote non-magnetic outer layers.
- the reference 11 designates the direction of the writing current which is parallel to the plane of the layer 13, but which, in this example, is perpendicular to the magnetization.
- the current direction can form an angle ⁇ ( Figure 1d) of 90 ° ⁇ 60 ° (30 ° ⁇ a ⁇ 150 °), 90 ° ⁇ 30 ° (60 ° ⁇ a ⁇ 120 °) and more particularly 90 ° ⁇ 15 ° (75 ° ⁇ a ⁇ 105 °) with the direction 16 of the magnetization.
- Figures la and lb show an unstructured stack in which layers 12, 13 and 14 of the stack form a track.
- the direction 16 of the magnetization is in this example perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the track which constitutes the conductive layer 14 in which the current is injected.
- FIGS. 1a to 1g show a structured stack in which the layer 14 (referred to as the second outer layer) is conductive and the magnetic 13 and non-magnetic layers 12 (referred to as the first outer layer) are only structured to form studs 18a ( Figures 1a and 1d). ) or in which the three layers 12, 13, 14 are structured to form a stud 18b or 18c integrating ( Figures 1a-1g) an optional extra thickness 14 'of the conductive layer 14, so that the stud (18b or 18c) contains a portion of the thickness of the non-magnetic material of the layer 14.
- the thickness to be taken into account for the second outer layer is in this case that of the layer 14 itself and the extra thickness 14 '.
- overthickness 14 is not necessarily in the same electrically conductive material as the layer 14 in which case it is this extra thickness alone 14' which acts as a second nonmagnetic outer layer and it is its material which is functional in the stack to obtain an inversion asymmetry.
- the metallic material of the layer 14 can then be any.
- the formation of studs 18a, 18b or 18c makes it possible to return the magnetization only in the studs, otherwise the magnetization is turned over the entire length of the track (FIGS. 1a and 1b).
- the direction 16 of magnetization in the studs 18a to 18c is preferably perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the conductive track 14 which is parallel to the direction 11 of current flow.
- a magnetization direction which is collinear with the direction of the spin-orbit field, it is possible to produce, for example, an elliptical block, for example 18c, the major axis of which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the conductive track 14 ( the extra thickness 14 'is optional) to obtain a shape anisotropy in the desired direction.
- the magnetic layer 13 has a magnetization direction located in its plane and has a thickness thin enough that the electric field due to the interfaces is not negligible. Its thickness typically does not exceed 3 nm and is at most 5 nm. All magnetic materials with planar magnetization (Co, Fe, Ni, Co x Fe y , Ni x Fe y , Co x Ni y , etc.) can be used. It is also possible to take non-metallic magnetic materials, for example magnetic semiconductors such as GaMnAs (Mn-doped GaAs), InMnAs, Mn x Ge (1x), doped ZnO or even TiO x .
- the two non-magnetic layers 12 and 14 must be different in order to create an inversion asymmetry in the overall structure. We choose two different materials for each of these layers, for example a dielectric for one of the two and a metal for the other, but we can also choose a metal for each of them.
- the case where the two layers 12 and 14 are electrically nonconductive is possible only if a stud is not structured, but a track. The current is then circulated in the central layer 13 which constitutes a track.
- each of the two non-magnetic layers 12 and 14 may consist of the following materials, with the proviso that these layers are different for the stack 12, 13, 14 to have an inverting asymmetry, a dielectric oxide (SiO x , A10 x , MgO x , TiO x , TaO Xs ZnO, HfO x ”), a dielectric nitride, (SiN x , BN X , ...), a non-magnetic metal (Pt, Pd, Cu, Au, Bi , Ir, Ru, W, ...) a non-magnetic alloy of these metals, an organic or non-organic semiconductor compound (for example GaAs, Si, Ge doped or non-doped) a graphene bonded if necessary to a "buffer" of growth for example a metal (such as Ir, Ru, Ni) or a semiconductor compound such as SiC.
- a dielectric oxide SiO x , A10
- An electrically non-conductive layer is for example made of a semiconductor material (for example Si, Ge, GaAs) intrinsic or slightly doped so that their resistivity is greater than 0.1 ⁇ ⁇ (which corresponds to a doping level typically less than 10 16 / cm 3 for Si or Ge) and preferably greater than 1 ⁇ .cm.
- a semiconductor material for example Si, Ge, GaAs
- slightly doped so that their resistivity is greater than 0.1 ⁇ ⁇ (which corresponds to a doping level typically less than 10 16 / cm 3 for Si or Ge) and preferably greater than 1 ⁇ .cm.
- a highly doped semiconductor doping ++
- a carrier density 10 18 / cm 3 or more.
- the two outer layers must not have the same composition.
- the thickness of the layers 12 and 14 may be chosen over a wide range of values, typically from 0.5 to 200 nm in thickness and more particularly between 0.5 nm and 100 nm. Nevertheless, in the case of metal layers 12 and / or 14, thin layers, typically less than 5 nm and generally less than 10 nm, are preferred, so as not to reduce too much the effective current passing through the magnetic layer because of these conductive channels in parallel. In the case of insulating layers, they can be thickened, up to about 200 nm thick, unless the stack is integrated with a magnetic tunnel junction (TMR) read, in which case this thickness should be typically less than 3 nm.
- TMR magnetic tunnel junction
- These different layers can be deposited by any known technique such as: evaporation, sputtering, electrochemical deposition, chemical growth, ....
- the layer 14 may be omitted in certain geometries.
- the magnetic layer 13 is then deposited directly on the insulating substrate 15 (which acts as a non-magnetic layer) and the non-magnetic layer 12 is made of a material different from that constituting the substrate 15 chosen so that the stack has the inversion asymmetry. It should nevertheless be noted that in the case where pads are structured, the layer 14 must be present and made of an electrically conductive material so as to inject current into the structured pads (here 18a and 18b).
- the element to be returned is connected by conductive electrodes known per se, so as to inject a current in the direction 11.
- the current densities may be between 10 4 A / cm 2 and 10 9 A / cm 2 and more particularly between 10 5 A / cm 2 and 10 8 A / cm 2 .
- This writing current does not cross perpendicularly to the layers of the stack (12, 13, 14), which can be traversed perpendicularly to the layers by the reading current whose intensity is much lower.
- the writing current flowing in a direction of current parallel to the plane of the central layer circulates only through the second outer layer and the central layer, and possibly through the first outer layer, but only in the case where that It is conductive.
- the injection of current into the track 14 in the direction of the arrow 11 makes it possible to switch the magnetization of the layer 13 by means of the effective magnetic field produced on the magnetization by the spin-orbit interaction and the exchange coupling.
- the magnetization is oriented in the plane of the magnetic core layer 13 and in this example perpendicular to the current injection direction.
- the effective magnetic field is parallel to the magnetization, which allows an inscription of the memory points by reversal of the magnetization as a function of the direction of the injected current.
- An angle ⁇ will be chosen between the current injection direction and the magnetization direction of 90 ° ⁇ 60 °, in particular 90 ° ⁇ 30 ° and more particularly 90 ° ⁇ 15 °.
- the spin-orbit magnetic field aligns with it the magnetization during the application of the writing current.
- the magnetization resumes its direction, but with the opposite direction when stopping the pulse of the writing current.
- FIGS. 2a and 2b are an example of a stack that can be used in an MRAM memory cell.
- the reference 53 designates the magnetic core layer sandwiched between two different non-magnetic materials 52 and 54 with an excess thickness 54 '(optional), to achieve the stack as described above, on an electrically insulating substrate 55.
- the reference 51 designates the direction of the current in the track 54, and 56 the direction of the magnetization in the layer 53, which in this example is taken perpendicular to the direction of injection of the current.
- an upper electrode 59 may contain one or more conductive layers (magnetic or non-magnetic).
- the function of the layer 58 is to allow the structure 53, 52, 58 to have different electrical resistance values in the direction of the magnetization 56 of the layer 53 (magnetoresistance signal). It intervenes only for the reading and has no effect on the manipulation of the magnetization of the layer 53.
- writing and reading are defined independently and can be optimized separately.
- the electrode 59 may comprise a layer or, in a manner known per se, a stack of different functional layers. It can contain for example:
- a stack defining a synthetic antiferromagnetic so as to limit the fields radiated on the layer that is to be manipulated 53 for example a stack comprising a ferromagnetic layer separated from the ferromagnetic layer 58 by a very thin layer of a non-magnetic metal material, typically 0.3 nm of Ru, the magnetization values of the two ferromagnetic layers being as close as possible, such that the antiferromagnetic coupling between them which is due to the presence of the ruthenium layer results in a total field radiated by these three layers on the layer 53 is zero, or almost zero;
- the first magnetic material is covered with one or more non-magnetic conductive layers, for example 5 nm of Ta coated with 7 nm of Ru. Examples of such combinations for example in magnetic stacks used for STT reversal described in B. DIENY et al., Int. J. Nanotechnology, vol. 7, 591 (2010).
- Non-magnetic layer 52 Two main configurations can be distinguished according to the nature of the non-magnetic layer 52: if it is made of non-magnetic metal, the structure 53, 52, 58 is of the spin valve type, whereas if the layer 52 is dielectric, the structure 53 , 52, 58 is of the magnetic tunnel junction type.
- the magnetoresistance signal being much more important for these structures, it will be these which will be privileged.
- the configuration in which the magnetization of the layer 58 is collinear, parallel or antiparallel, to that of the layer 53 is preferred in either case.
- the layer 52 is electrically conductive, for example of non-magnetic metal, its thickness is advantageously less than 10 nm and preferably less than 5 nm, whereas in the case where the layer 52 is dielectric, its thickness is advantageously less than at 5 nm and preferably less than 3 nm.
- A, B and C ( Figure 2a and 2b) denote three electrical connection terminals.
- a current is injected between the terminals A and B (in the same way, a voltage is applied between these terminals so as to circulate a current).
- the current passes into the magnetic layer 53 and produces in this layer an effective magnetic field due to the Rashba field and the exchange interaction sd, acting on the local magnetization (see the aforementioned article by Siciliana MIRON et al.) .
- This effective field H eff is equivalently called spin-orbit magnetic field or effective field H ef .
- This spin-orbit field created by the applied writing current, allows, according to the invention, the manipulation of the magnetization.
- the layer 52 is constituted by a dielectric material
- the write current injected laterally does not pass through this layer and does not damage it. Once the write current is interrupted, the magnetization direction is retained.
- the reading of the stored information is as well for a tunnel junction type structure as the spin valve, injecting a low intensity reading current (for example of the order of a few ⁇ or a few tens of ⁇ for the case of a tunnel junction) between the terminals C and B (or equivalently between the terminals C and A, and by measuring the voltage between these terminals , or by applying a constant voltage between terminals B and C (or equivalently between terminals A and C), and by measuring the current flowing between these terminals so as to measure in all cases the resistance between these terminals.
- a low intensity reading current for example of the order of a few ⁇ or a few tens of ⁇ for the case of a tunnel junction
- the read current has a low value so that the tunnel barrier (in the case where the layer 52 is dielectric) can not be damaged.
- FIGS. 3a and 3b Examples of memory architecture will now be presented in connection with FIGS. 3a and 3b.
- the magnetic layer 100 having a magnetization direction 107 contained in the plane of the layer 100 (which corresponds to the layers 13 and 53 of Figures 1a to 1g, 2a and 2b) sandwiched between two non-magnetic layers 101 and 102 (which correspond to layers 12 and 14 of FIGS. 1a-1f and 52 and 54 of FIGS. 2a and 2b).
- the studs may have an overthick region 102 '(which corresponds to regions 14' and 54 'of FIGS. 1a to 1g, 2a and 2b).
- This region 102 ' is conductive and is part of the electrically conductive track 102, when it is in the same material as the latter or constitutes a second non-magnetic layer when it is in a different material.
- the layer 101 comprises both this layer 12 or 52, but also magnetic and non-magnetic layers for defining a tunnel junction type stack (or spin valve) and thus to be able to read the state of magnetization of the layer 100 (in the manner of the layers 52, 58 and 59 of FIGS. 2a and 2b).
- the reversal of the magnetization of the layer 100 is done by means of a current flowing through the lower electrode 102 and the magnetic core layer 100.
- the second non-magnetic layer 102 constituting the sandwich is here structured in the form of a current supply track.
- This track may also consist for example of another layer of another material located under the layer 102.
- the injection of the current is controlled by one or two transistors (for each pad).
- Two cases can be taken as an example: either two transistors 103a and 103b operating in commutation, connected by unrepresented tracks or at the ground potential, or at a voltage chosen to circulate the desired current (FIG. 3a), or a only transistor 103a, the other end 105 (point B) of the track 102 being connected to a track brought to a constant potential ( Figure 3b).
- the injection of current for writing can be done according to two variants.
- two transistors 103a and 103b operating in commutation are used, the free terminal of which is alternately grounded for one and at a voltage Vdd for the other, the voltage Vdd being chosen to circulate a current. of a chosen value, in one direction or in the other depending on whether the transistor 103a or the transistor 103b is brought to the voltage Vdd-
- a single transistor 103a is used, the other end of the track 102 being carried at 105 at a fixed voltage.
- two modes of operation are then possible:
- the track connected to the transistor 103a is taken to the potential Vdd (or to the ground) while the other track connected at the end of the track 102 to 105 is connected to the ground (or to Vdd) -
- This configuration makes it possible to generate more than current than the one following.
- the conductive track connected to the end of the track 102 at 105 is brought to an intermediate potential, for example Vdd / 2, while that connected to the transistor 103a is respectively raised to the potential Vdd or to the ground in the desired direction for the flow.
- This configuration makes it possible to generate less current.
- the write current can be sent on a much smaller surface than those used in conventional techniques, and this current is sufficient to operate the device. In this embodiment, there is a consumption economy on the operation.
- FIG. 4 is an example of an electrical diagram for integrating a memory element to form an array of two-dimensional memory cells, for example with a tunnel junction.
- control tracks 110, 110 ', 110 ", ... gates of the transistors 113 h 1 13 2 , 113 3 , 113 ⁇ , 113' 2 , 113 ' 3 , 113' ⁇ , 1 13 "2, etc. which form word lines.
- the reference numerals 1 14 h 1 14 2 , 1 14 3 , 1 14 ⁇ , 1 14 ' 2 , 1 14' 3 , etc. schematically denote a stack according to the invention comprising a tunnel junction (or a spin valve).
- the tunnel junction or the spin valve is not traversed by a current perpendicular to the plane of its layers during a writing phase, and it is traversed by a current perpendicular to the plane of its layers only when a reading phase.
- Characteristic points A, B and C have been indicated. They correspond to those shown in Figures 2a, 2b, 3c, 3d, 5a, 5b, 6c and 6d (mounting with a single transistor).
- Points A are connected to the sources of the transistors 113 ls 113 2, 113 3, 1 13 ⁇ , 1 13 '2, etc ...
- the points B are connected to a conjugate bit line 112], 112 2 ,
- the drains D of the transistors 1 13 ⁇ , 113 2 , 113 3 , 1 13 ⁇ , 1 13' 2 , etc. .. are connected to bit lines 11 li, 11 1 2 , II I3, etc.
- the bottom of the stacks 114 1 , 114 2 , etc. is therefore the layer whose magnetization is changed by means of the writing current.
- the sources can then be connected to the bit lines 1111, 111 2 , etc. and the drains at the points A.
- bit line (or "bit line") 11 1] and the conjugate bit line 112 ⁇ which are associated with this memory point are carried according to the magnetization direction that is desired at potential Vdd (or ground) and ground (or potential Vdd) in the case of symmetrical operation described above.
- the other bit lines 11 1 2 , etc. and conjugate bit lines 112 2 , etc. associated with the other memory points are inactive.
- the associated word line 110 is brought to the control potential necessary for the closing of the transistor 113] (equivalent to the transistor 73a or 83a of the aforementioned figures), to allow the flow of the write current to flow through the transistor 1 131.
- the writing current thus passes between the points A and B in one direction or the other depending on the direction of the magnetization that is desired.
- the other word lines 110 ', 110 ", etc. are brought to the potential which opens the transistors No current flows perpendicular to the plane of the transistors. layers the tunnel junction or spin valve stack at the risk of damaging it.
- the polarization lines 115, 1 ', etc. connected to the points C of the stacks are inactive (or open) in this write phase.
- the "conjugate bit line” 112i associated with this memory point is opened, as well as all the other conjugate bit lines "112 2 , etc., so as to prevent
- the bias line 1 associated with the intended memory point is brought to a potential allowing the passage of the reading current (low) in the tunnel junction or in the spin valve, while all the other lines the associated "word line” 110 is brought to the potential allowing the closing of the transistor 113 j and a current can therefore pass through the tunnel junction or the spin valve between the points.
- C and A To read only this tunnel junction or this spin valve, the other word line lines 110 ', etc.
- reading can then be done for example following the state of the art by comparison by means of an amplifier of the current passing in the junction at a reference current.
- This reading current of low current density, passing perpendicular to the planes of the stack does not make it possible to write the junction in this reading phase.
- the procedure is the same in the case of a spin valve.
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