• DocumentCode
    3267579
  • Title

    A study of multiple-valued magnetoresistive RAM (MRAM) using binary MTJ devices

  • Author

    Kimura, Hiromitsu ; Pagiamtzis, Kostas ; Sheikholeslami, Ali ; Hanyu, Takahiro

  • Author_Institution
    Graduate Sch. of Inf. Sci., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    19-22 May 2004
  • Firstpage
    340
  • Lastpage
    345
  • Abstract
    This paper presents four-valued magnetoresistive RAM (MRAM) storage cells using one access transistor and two binary magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) devices, with the MTJ devices either in series or in parallel. We present a comparative study of the two cells in terms of their area and power benefits over the binary MRAM, all using the same conventional MRAM process.
  • Keywords
    SRAM chips; magnetoresistive devices; multivalued logic circuits; tunnelling magnetoresistance; MRAM storage cells; binary MTJ devices; four-valued magnetoresistive RAM; magnetic tunnel junction devices; multiple-valued MRAM; parallel connected cells; series connected cells; single access transistor; Acceleration; CMOS technology; Conductivity; Educational institutions; Logic devices; Magnetic fields; Magnetic tunneling; Portable computers; Read-write memory; Tunneling magnetoresistance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Multiple-Valued Logic, 2004. Proceedings. 34th International Symposium on
  • ISSN
    0195-623X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7695-2130-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISMVL.2004.1319965
  • Filename
    1319965