Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Spin hall effect (SHE) assisted three-dimensional spin transfer torque magnetic random access memory (STT-MRAM)
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Application No.: US15858808Application Date: 2017-12-29
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Publication No.: US10326073B1Publication Date: 2019-06-18
- Inventor: Michail Tzoufras , Marcin Gajek , Kadriye Deniz Bozdag , Eric Michael Ryan
- Applicant: Spin Memory, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US DE Wilmington
- Assignee: SPIN MEMORY, INC.
- Current Assignee: SPIN MEMORY, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Wilmington
- Agency: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
- Main IPC: G11C11/16
- IPC: G11C11/16 ; H01L43/02 ; H01L43/12 ; H01L27/22 ; H01L43/06 ; H01L43/14

Abstract:
The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for operating magnetic memory devices. In one aspect, a magnetic memory device includes: (1) a core; (2) a plurality of layers that surround the core in succession; (3) a first input terminal coupled to the core and configured to receive a first current, where: (a) the first current flows radially from the core through the plurality of layers; and (b) the radial flow of the first current imparts a torque on, at least, a magnetization of an inner layer of the plurality of layers; and (4) a second input terminal coupled to the core and configured to receive a second current, where: (i) the second current imparts a Spin Hall Effect (SHE) around a perimeter of the core; and (ii) the SHE contributes to the torque imparted on the magnetization of the inner layer by the first current.
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