JP2008010511A - 磁気記憶装置 - Google Patents
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Abstract
【解決手段】任意方向に延在する配線5の一部を覆うようにヨーク20を配置し、配線の近傍には、配線5から生じる磁界によって情報の書込みが可能な磁気抵抗効果素子4を配置し、更に、ヨーク20の磁気抵抗をR、配線5に必要な書込み電流値をIwとした場合に、Iw≦a・R+b 但し、a(mA・H)=7.5E−11、b(mA)=0.1を満たすようにした。
【選択図】図5
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4 ・・・磁気抵抗効果素子
4A ・・・第1磁性層
4B ・・・第2磁性層
4C ・・・非磁性絶縁層
4D ・・・反強磁性層
5 ・・・読み書き兼用配線
13、14 ・・・ビット配線
15、16 ・・・ワード配線
20 ・・・強磁性ヨーク
20A ・・・素子側ヨーク
20B ・・・反素子側ヨーク
20C ・・・ヨーク接合部
20E ・・・隙間
20S ・・・傾斜領域
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Claims (6)
- 任意方向に延在する配線と
前記配線の一部を覆う磁性層から成るヨークと、
前記配線の近傍に配置され、前記配線から生じる磁界によって情報の書込みが可能な磁気抵抗効果素子と、を備え、
前記ヨークの磁気抵抗をR(1/H)、前記配線に必要な書込み電流値をIw(mA)とした場合に、
Iw≦a・R+b 但し、a(mA・H)=7.5E−11、b(mA)=0.1
を満たす事を特徴とする磁気記憶装置。 - 前記ヨークの磁気抵抗をR(1/H)、前記配線に必要な書込み電流値をIw(mA)とした場合に、更に、
Iw≦a・R+b 但し、a(mA・H)=6.0E−11、b(mA)=0
を満たす事を特徴とする請求項1記載の磁気記憶装置。 - 前記ヨークの断面積Sが、2E+5nm2以下に設定されていることを特徴とする請求項1又は2記載の磁気記憶装置。
- 前記ヨークにおける周方向の一部に空隙が形成されており、前記空隙内又は前記空隙間に前記磁気抵抗効果素子が配置されていることを特徴とする請求項1、2又は3記載の磁気記憶装置。
- 前記空隙を形成する前記ヨークの端部と、前記空隙に収容される前記磁気抵抗効果素子の間の距離が、30nm以下に設定されていることを特徴とする請求項1乃至4のいずれか記載の磁気記憶装置。
- 前記磁気抵抗効果素子の前記磁界方向の長さが、800nm以下に設定されていることを特徴とする請求項1乃至5のいずれか記載の磁気記憶装置。
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