METHODS OF FORMING MAGNETORESISTIVE DEVICES AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS

    公开(公告)号:US20200286950A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-10

    申请号:US16881958

    申请日:2020-05-22

    摘要: Magnetoresistive device architectures and methods for manufacturing are presented that facilitate integration of process steps associated with forming such devices into standard process flows used for surrounding logic/circuitry. In some embodiments, the magnetoresistive device structures are designed such that the devices are able to fit within the vertical dimensions of the integrated circuit associated with a single metal layer and a single layer of interlayer dielectric material. Integrating the processing for the magnetoresistive devices can include using the same standard interlayer dielectric material as used in the surrounding circuits on the integrated circuit as well as using standard vias to interconnect to at least one of the electrodes of the magnetoresistive devices.

    MAGNETORESISTIVE STACK/STRUCTURE AND METHODS THEREFOR

    公开(公告)号:US20200235288A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-23

    申请号:US16744963

    申请日:2020-01-16

    摘要: The present disclosure is drawn to, among other things, a magnetoresistive device and a magnetoresistive memory comprising a plurality of such magnetoresistive devices. In some aspects, a magnetoresistive device may include a magnetically fixed region, a magnetically free region above or below the magnetically fixed region, and an intermediate region positioned between the magnetically fixed region and the magnetically free region, wherein the intermediate region includes a first dielectric material. The magnetoresistive device may also include encapsulation layers formed on opposing side walls of the magnetically free region, wherein the encapsulation layers include the first dielectric material.

    METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MAGNETORESISTIVE DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20200176672A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-04

    申请号:US16695396

    申请日:2019-11-26

    摘要: A magnetoresistive device may include an intermediate region positioned between a magnetically fixed region and a magnetically free region, and spin Hall channel region extending around a sidewall of at least the magnetically free region. An insulator region may extend around a portion of the sidewall such that the insulator region contacts a first portion of the sidewall and the spin Hall channel region contacts a second portion of the sidewall.

    Magnetoresistive stack/structure and method of manufacturing same

    公开(公告)号:US10658576B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-19

    申请号:US16580025

    申请日:2019-09-24

    IPC分类号: H01L43/12 H01L43/08

    摘要: A method of manufacturing a magnetoresistive stack/structure comprising (a) etching through a second magnetic region to (i) provide sidewalls of the second magnetic region and (ii) expose a surface of a dielectric layer, (b) depositing a first encapsulation layer on the sidewalls of the second magnetic region and over a surface of the dielectric layer, (c) thereafter: (i) etching the first encapsulation layer which is disposed over the dielectric layer using a first etch process, and (ii) etching re-deposited material using a second etch process, wherein, after such etching, a portion of the first encapsulation layer remains on the sidewalls of the second magnetic region, (d) etching (i) through the dielectric layer to form a tunnel barrier and provide sidewalls thereof and (ii) etching the first magnetic region to provide sidewalls thereof, and (e) depositing a second encapsulation layer on the sidewalls of the tunnel barrier and first magnetic region.

    Single-lock delay locked loop with cycle counter and method therefor

    公开(公告)号:US10608648B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-31

    申请号:US16277557

    申请日:2019-02-15

    摘要: Once a delay locked loop has been locked to a clock signal, an omitted clock cycle is injected into the input of the delay locked loop without stopping the operation of the delay locked loop. The omitted cycle is later detected at an output of the delay locked loop, and the delay between the input and output is determined based on the time the omitted cycle requires to propagate through the delay locked loop. Once determined, the number of cycles of delay for the delay locked loop can be used in conjunction with an internal clock signal to launch data and/or data strobes from memory devices and memory controllers such that the proper phase alignment and clock cycle alignment is achieved.