MAGNETORESISTIVE STACK/STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230403943A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-14

    申请号:US18456293

    申请日:2023-08-25

    IPC分类号: H10N50/01 H10N50/10

    CPC分类号: H10N50/01 H10N50/10

    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.

    Systems and methods for dual standby modes in memory

    公开(公告)号:US11626146B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-11

    申请号:US17455292

    申请日:2021-11-17

    发明人: Syed M. Alam

    IPC分类号: G11C7/10 G11C5/14

    摘要: The present disclosure is drawn to, among other things, a method for accessing memory using dual standby modes, the method including receiving a first standby mode indication selecting a first standby mode from a first standby mode or a second standby mode, configuring a read bias system to provide a read bias voltage and a write bias system to provide approximately no voltage, or any voltage outside the necessary range for write operation, based on the first standby mode, receiving a second standby mode indication selecting the second standby mode, and configuring the read bias system to provide at least the read bias voltage and the write bias system to provide a write bias voltage based on the second standby mode, the read bias voltage being lower than the write bias voltage.

    Three axis magnetic field sensor
    9.
    再颁专利

    公开(公告)号:USRE49404E1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-31

    申请号:US15470997

    申请日:2017-03-28

    摘要: Three bridge circuits (101, 111, 121), each include magnetoresistive sensors coupled as a Wheatstone bridge (100) to sense a magnetic field (160) in three orthogonal directions (110, 120, 130) that are set with a single pinning material deposition and bulk wafer setting procedure. One of the three bridge circuits (121) includes a first magnetoresistive sensor (141) comprising a first sensing element (122) disposed on a pinned layer (126), the first sensing element (122) having first and second edges and first and second sides, and a first flux guide (132) disposed non-parallel to the first side of the substrate and having an end that is proximate to the first edge and on the first side of the first sensing element (122). An optional second flux guide (136) may be disposed non-parallel to the first side of the substrate and having an end that is proximate to the second edge and the second side of the first sensing element (122).

    Magnetoresistive devices and methods of fabricating magnetoresistive devices

    公开(公告)号:US11502247B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-15

    申请号:US17134683

    申请日:2020-12-28

    摘要: A method of manufacturing a magnetoresistive device may comprise forming a first magnetic region, an intermediate region, and a second magnetic region of a magnetoresistive stack above a via; removing at least a portion of the second magnetic region using a first etch; removing at least a portion of the intermediate region and at least a portion of the first magnetic region using a second etch; removing at least a portion of material redeposited on the magnetoresistive stack using a third etch; and rendering at least a portion of the redeposited material remaining on the magnetoresistive stack electrically non-conductive.