• DocumentCode
    1388087
  • Title

    Spin tunneling random access memory (STram)

  • Author

    Wang, Zhigang ; Nakamura, Yoshihisa

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Inst. of Electr. Commun., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
  • Volume
    32
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    9/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    4022
  • Lastpage
    4024
  • Abstract
    A storage mechanism in ferromagnetic-insulator-ferromagnetic spin-polarized tunneling junctions has been found by us. Based on this mechanism, we designed and fabricated a 2×2 bit Spin Tunneling Random Access Memory (STram). These junctions provide an excellent means of storing a binary data in the hard components, and sensing its remanent state by switching the soft component in such a way that the magnetic state of the hard component remains unaltered
  • Keywords
    giant magnetoresistance; magnetic film stores; magnetoresistive devices; random-access storage; tunnelling; GMR; STram; binary data storage; ferromagnetic-insulator-ferromagnetic spin-polarized tunneling junction; magnetic switching; remanent state; spin tunneling random access memory; Chromium; Electrical resistance measurement; Giant magnetoresistance; Insulation; Magnetic multilayers; Magnetic tunneling; Optical device fabrication; Random access memory; Resists; Sputter etching;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.539250
  • Filename
    539250