Title :
Enlargement of Operating Window and Reduction of Switching Current in MRAM with Yoke Wire
Author :
Aikawa, H. ; Ueda, T. ; Kai, T. ; Kajiyama, T. ; Shimomura, N. ; Ikegawa, S. ; Asao, Y. ; Yoda, H. ; Shimura, K. ; Miura, S. ; Ishiwata, N. ; Hada, H. ; Tahara, S.
Author_Institution :
Toshiba Corp., Kawasaki
Abstract :
We employed yoke wire for unique shape Magnetic Tunneling Junction (MTJ), which shows unique magnetic configuration to decrease the switching current, and investigated the effect of yoke wire on the operating window. Moreover, the reduction of cross-talk by using yoke wire is discussed.
Keywords :
magnetic switching; magnetic tunnelling; magnetostrictive devices; random-access storage; MRAM; magnetic tunneling junction; magnetoresistive random access memory; operating window; switching current; yoke wire; Conducting materials; Current distribution; Magnetic fields; Magnetic materials; Magnetic switching; Magnetic tunneling; Magnetization reversal; Shape; Wire; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Magnetics Conference, 2006. INTERMAG 2006. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1479-2
DOI :
10.1109/INTMAG.2006.374955
