Title :
A Novel Dual-Bit MRAM Cell
Author_Institution :
MagLabs Inc., Monte Sereno
Abstract :
MRAM with stacks of electrically connected dual memory cells located between the write lines to produce by multiple logic states, had been proposed by Motorola and HP.In those cases, cells with different amplitude in coercivity, Hc, (or anisotropy) are used to enable writing of all the dual-bit memory states. Since the writing of the high Hccell always overwrite the low Hccell, the high He cell need to be written first follow by the writing of the low Hccell. The situation is much worse when half selected cells are added into consideration. This paper address the issues of the current dual bit cell as well as provide an alternative design to alleviate the selective writing problem.
Keywords :
coercive force; magnetic anisotropy; magnetic recording; magnetic storage; random-access storage; anisotropy; coercivity; dual-bit MRAM cell; electrically connected dual memory cells; magnetic writing; multiple logic states; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Coercive force; Conductors; Energy consumption; Geometry; Interference; Logic; Magnetic anisotropy; Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; 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.2006.374958