Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080239800 | MAGNETIC MEMORY ARRAYS - A magnetic memory array. A first bit line provides a first writing magnetic field to a magnetic memory cell. A second bit line provides a second writing magnetic field to a reference magnetic memory cell. A word line provides a third writing magnetic field to the magnetic memory cell and a fourth writing magnetic field to the reference magnetic memory cell. The third writing magnetic field exceeds the fourth writing magnetic field. | 10-02-2008 |
20080247096 | MAGNETIC MEMORY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A magnetic memory including a stack, a first writing wire, and a second writing wire is provided. The stack includes a magnetic pinned layer, a tunnel barrier insulating layer, and a magnetic free layer, so as to form a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ). The MTJ has an easy axis. The first writing wire is disposed under the stack. The included angle between the first writing wire and the easy axis of the MTJ is smaller than 45 degrees and greater than 0 degrees on a projected plane. The second writing wire is disposed above the stack. The included angle between the second writing wire and the easy axis of the MTJ is smaller than 45 degrees and greater than 0 degrees on the projected plane. | 10-09-2008 |
20080298119 | MAGNETIC MEMORY CELL WITH MULTIPLE-BIT IN STACKED STRUCRUTE AND MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE - A multi-bit magnetic memory cell in a stacked structure controlled by at least one read bit line and one read word line is provided. The multi-bit magnetic memory cell includes at least two magnetic memory units and a switching device. Each magnetic memory unit has a magneto-resistance value and at least the two magnetic memory units are stacked to form a circuit of serial connection or parallel connection. The circuit and the read bit line are connected. The switching device is connected to the circuit, wherein the switching device is controlled by the read word line to be conducting or non-conducting so as to connect the circuit with a ground voltage. Furthermore, a plurality of the multi-bit magnetic cells is used to form a magnetic memory device. | 12-04-2008 |
20090034322 | MAGNETIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY AND OPERATION METHOD - A magnetic random access memory includes at least a first-direction write current line and multiple second-direction write current line, intersecting with the first-direction write current line in substantial perpendicular and forming several intersecting regions. Multiple magnetic memory cells are respectively located at the intersecting regions for receiving an induced magnetic field in a time sequence. Every at least two adjacent memory cells are in parallel or series connection, to form at least one memory unit. An easy axis of a free layer of each magnetic memory cell is substantially perpendicular to a magnetization of a pinned layer. The easy axis and the first-direction write current line form an including angle of about 45°. A read bit-line circuit connects to a first terminal of the memory unit. A read word-line circuit connects to a second terminal of the memory unit. | 02-05-2009 |
20090039450 | STRUCTURE OF MAGNETIC MEMORY CELL AND MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE - A structure of magnetic memory cell including a first anti-ferromagnetic layer is provided. A first pinned layer is formed over the first anti-ferromagnetic layer. A tunneling barrier layer is formed over the first pinned layer. A free layer is formed over the tunneling barrier layer. A metal layer is formed over the free layer. A second pinned layer is formed over the metal layer. A second anti-ferromagnetic layer is formed over the second pinned layer. | 02-12-2009 |
20090040663 | MAGNETIC MEMORY - A magnetic memory includes a stack, a first writing wire, and a second writing wire. The stack includes a magnetic pinned layer, a tunnel barrier insulating layer, and a magnetic free layer, so as to form a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ). The MTJ has an easy axis. The first writing wire is disposed under the stack. The included angle between the first writing wire and the easy axis of the MTJ is smaller than 45 degrees and greater than 0 degrees on a projected plane. The second writing wire is disposed above the stack. The included angle between the second writing wire and the easy axis of the MTJ is smaller than 45 degrees and greater than 0 degrees on the projected plane. | 02-12-2009 |
20090316472 | MAGNETIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY - A magnetic random access memory (MRAM) including multiple memory cells for forming an array is provided. Each memory cell has a magnetic free stack layer and a pinned stack layer. A magnetization of the pinned stack layer is set toward a predetermined direction. The magnetic free stack layer has a magnetic easy axis. Two magnetic easy axes of adjacent two memory cells are substantially perpendicular to each other. | 12-24-2009 |
20100080034 | MAGNETIC SHIFT REGISTER AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - A magnetic shift register includes at least a magnetic memory track of which several magnetic walls separate the memory track into multiple magnetic domains to serve as magnetic binary memory cells. The magnetic memory track includes multiple data regions. Each data region has multiple of the magnetic binary memory cells for storing bit data at a quiescent state and registering at least one of the bit data shifted from the adjacent data region at a shifting state. Wherein, the bit data of the magnetic binary memory cells is shifted between the adjacent two data region under an operation current. | 04-01-2010 |
20100118583 | MAGETIC SHIFT REGISTER AND DATA ACCESSING METHOD - A magnetic shift register memory includes at least a magnetic memory track, in which multiple domain walls separate the memory track into multiple magnetic domains to serve as magnetic memory cells. A fixed number of the magnetic memory cells forms a memory unit to store a burst data. A read/write device is implemented between the memory units to read or write the burst data to the magnetic memory cells passing the read/write device. A flag unit records a flag value for each memory track or each memory unit to indicate whether the burst data is located at a first side or a second side of the read/write device. A current unit provides an operation current to the magnetic memory track according to the flag value to move the domain walls to pass the read/write device. After the read/write device reads or writes the burst data, the flag value is updated. | 05-13-2010 |
20100321974 | MAGNETIC SHIFT REGISTER AND READING METHOD - A magnetic shift register including at least one magnetic track is provided. Each magnetic track has at least one set of burst data formed by a plurality of consecutive magnetic domains. Each magnetic domain has a magnetization direction corresponding to a stored data. A head magnetic domain having a given magnetization direction corresponding to a given stored data is set at a most front of the set of burst data, and the head magnetic domain and the set of burst data form a data storage unit. A method for reading a magnetic shift register is provided. | 12-23-2010 |
20100328986 | MAGNETIC SHIFT REGISTER MEMORY IN STACK STRUCTURE - A magnetic shift register memory in stack structure includes magnetic shift registering layers for forming an unit of stack structure. Each registering layer has multiple magnetic domains and each domain has a magnetization direction corresponding to a stored data. The two adjacent magnetic shift registering layers respectively have an upper magnetic domain and a lower magnetic domain forming a coupling region. By a coupling structure, the lower magnetic domain and the upper magnetic domain have the same stored data. A driving current unit is coupled to the magnetic shift registering layers for respectively providing a driving current in a predetermined direction to the magnetic shift registering layers. As a result, the stored data in the magnetic domains of the magnetic shift registering layers is shifted in a direction from a foremost registering layer to a last registering layer of the magnetic shift registering layers via the coupling structure. | 12-30-2010 |
20110090730 | MAGNETIC MEMORY STRUCTURE AND OPERATION METHOD - A magnetic memory structure includes a memory track which has consecutive magnetic domains. Each of the magnetic domains has memory capacity of one bit. A first domain-wall injecting layer intersects and connects a terminal of the memory track and constantly stores a first binary data. A second domain-wall injecting layer against the first domain-wall injecting layer intersects and connects the terminal of the memory track and constantly stores a second binary data different from the first binary data. The memory track and one of the first domain-wall injecting layer and the second domain-wall injecting layer together form a domain wall. | 04-21-2011 |