JPH11501438A - 完全閉磁束作用を備える不揮発性磁気抵抗メモリ - Google Patents
完全閉磁束作用を備える不揮発性磁気抵抗メモリInfo
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- 【特許請求の範囲】 1.複数の層を有すると共に巨大な磁気抵抗を示す第1構造と、関連する 磁性ベクトルを有する選択層とを有し、少なくとも1つの次元の閉磁束構造を有 するとともに、前記磁性ベクトルは前記記憶素子の全作用段階を通じて少なくと も1つの次元に実質的に制限されることを特徴とするメモリセル。 2.前記複数の層は、第1の数の強磁性層と、該第1の数よりも1以上少 ない第2の数の非磁気伝導層とを交互に備え、前記磁性ベクトルは前記強磁性層 と関連する請求項1に記載のモリセル。 3.前記第1の数の強磁性層は、第1の保持力を有する少なくとも第1層 と、第2の保持力を有する少なくとも第2層とを備え、前記第2の保持力が前記 第1保持力よりも大きい請求項2に記載のメモリセル。 4.少なくとも1つの第2層が酸化層と接触し、これにより前記少なくと も1つの第2層の切替しきい値が増加する請求項3に記載のメモリセル。 5.前記記憶素子の第1層は情報を記憶するための層であり、前記記憶素 子の第2層は前記情報の非破壊読出しのための層である請求項1に記載のメモリ セル。 6.前記第1構造は複数の辺を備え、その辺の1つが巨大な磁気抵抗を示 す複層構造であり、各磁気層がスクエアループ構造を有する請求項1に記載のメ モリセル。 7.前記第1構造は、巨大な磁気抵抗を示す複層トロイダル構造を備えた 請求項1に記載のメモリセル。 8.前記第1構造に対する情報の読出し及び書込みをする手段と、 前記第1構造に対する情報の読出し及び書込みを可能にするために選択信号を 前記記憶素子に適用するための選択導体とをさらに備えた請求項1に記載のメモ リセル。 9.前記読出し及び書込み手段は、前記第1構造に対して電気的に結合さ れた読出し導体と、前記第1構造及び前記読出し導体から電気的に絶縁された書 込み導体とを備えた請求項8に記載のメモリセル。 10.前記読出し及び書込み手段は、前記第1構造に電気的に結合された 単一の導体を備えた請求項8に記載のメモリセル。 11.行と列に配置される記憶素子のアレイを備え、前記各記憶素子は、 複数の層を有し、選択された層はそれに関連した磁性ベクトルを有し、第1構造 は巨大な磁気抵抗を示し、前記記憶素子が1以上の次元の閉磁束構造を有し、前 記磁性ベクトルは前記記憶素子の全作用段階を通じて前記1以上の次元に実質的 に制限され、 前記記憶素子アレイに対して情報の読出し及び書込みをするための複数の読出 し及び書込み導体を備え、各読出し及び書込み導体が前記記憶素子の特定の行に 対して読出し及び書込みをするために用いられ、 選択信号を前記記憶素子アレイに対して適用するための複数の選択導体を備え 、各選択導体は前記記憶素子の特定の列を選択するために用いられ、 前記記憶素子のいずれかに対するランダムなアクセスが、前記読出し及び書込 み導体と選択導体の対応するものへの信号の発生によって達成されることを特徴 とする情報記憶装置。 12.各記憶素子における前記複数の層は、第1の数の強磁性層と前記第 1の数よりも1以上少ない第2の数の非磁気伝導層とを交互に備え、前記磁性ベ クトルは前記強磁性層と関連する請求項11に記載のアレイ。 13.前記第1の数の強磁性層は、第1の保持力を有する少なくとも第1 層と、第2の保持力を有する少なくとも第2層とを備え、前記第2の保持力が前 記第1の保持力よりも大きい請求項12に記載のアレイ。 14.少なくとも1つの前記第2層が酸化層と接触し、これにより前記少 なくとも1つの第2層の切替しきい値が増加する請求項13に記載のアレイ。 15.各記憶素子について、第1層は情報を記憶するための層であり、第 2層は前記情報の非破壊読出しのための層である請求項11に記載のアレイ。 16.各記憶素子の前記第1構造は複数の辺を備え、その1辺が目大な磁 気抵抗を示す複層構造である請求項11に記載のアレイ。 17.各記憶素子の前記第1構造が巨大な磁気抵抗を示す複層トロイダル 構造を備えた請求項11に記載のアレイ。 18.前記複数の読出し及び書込み導体は複数の読出し導体及び選択導体 を有し、記憶素子の各行はそれに関連する読出し導体及び書込み導体を有し、特 定の行の読出し導体は前記特定の行における前記記憶素子の前記第1構造に電気 的に結合され、前記特定の行に関連する書込み導体は前記特定の行における前記 記憶素子の前記第1構造及び前記特定の行に関連する前記読出し導体から電気的 に絶縁されている請求項11に記載のアレイ。 19.前記複数の読出し及び書込み導体は、複数のデュアルパーパス読出 し/書込み導体を有し、記憶素子の各行はそれに関連する読出し/書込み導体を 有し、特定の行の前記読出し/書込み導体は前記特定の行における前記記憶素子 の前記第1構造に電気的に結合されている請求項11に記載のアレイ。 20.全金属装置であるサポート電子回路をさらに備えた請求項11に記 載のアレイ。 21.前記サポート電子回路が複数の巨大な磁気抵抗の全金属スピントラ ンジューサを備えた請求項20に記載のアレイ。 22.複数の層を有し巨大な磁気抵抗を示す第1構造と、関連する磁性ベ クトルを有する選択層と、前記第1構造からの読出しを可能にするために自身に 対して選択信号を適用するための選択導体とを有し、少なくとも1つの次元の閉 磁束構造を有し、磁性ベクトルが前記記憶素子の全作用段階を通じて、少なくと も1つの次元に実質的に制限される記憶素子を非破壊的に読み出すための方法で あって、 前記選択導体を介して前記記憶素子に選択信号を適用し、これにより少なくと も第1の磁性ベクトルのオリエンテーションを変更し、少なくとも第2の磁性ベ クトルのオリエンテーションをそのまま維持し、前記読出し導体上における抵抗 変化を検出することを特徴とする記憶素子の非破壊読出し方法。 23.前記選択信号適用ステップは、前記少なくとも1つの第1の磁性ベ クトルのオリエンテーションを複数回変更し、前記少なくとも1つ以上の第1の 磁性ベクトルのオリエンテーションは前記少なくとも1つの第2の磁性ベクトル に対して平行と非平行との間で振動する請求項22に記載の方法。 24.複数の層を有し巨大な磁気抵抗を示す第1構造と、関連する磁性ベ クトルを有する選択層と、前記第1構造へ書込むための書込み導体と、前記第1 構造への書込みを可能にするために自身に対して選択信号を適用するための選択 導体とを有し、少なくとも1つの次元の閉磁束構造を有し、磁性ベクトルが前記 記憶素子の全作用段階を通じて少なくとも1つの次元に実質的に制限される記憶 素子への書込み方法であって、 前記選択導体を介して前記記憶素子に選択信号を適用し、前記選択信号の適用 と共に書込み信号を同時に適用し、これにより少なくとも1つの第1の磁性ベク トルの所望のオリエンテーションを確立し、前記書込み信号が除去された後、前 記所望のオリエンテーションが持続することを特徴とする記憶素子に対する書込 み方法。 25.上面、下面、それを通過する孔を有し、該孔の周りに磁性を有する と共に、巨大な磁性抵抗を示す多層薄膜記憶素子と、 前記孔を通過し、前記薄膜記憶素子から電気的に絶縁された薄膜ワード線と、 前記多層薄膜記憶素子内の磁性ベクトルオリエンテーションに依存する抵抗を 示すと共に、自身を通過する電流が前記薄膜記憶素子を通過するよう前記薄膜記 憶素子に結合された2つのセグメントを有するセグメント薄膜センス/ディジッ ト線とを有し、 前記薄膜記憶素子の磁性は、前記セグメントセンス/ディジット線と前記ワー ド線とに同時に電流が発生するのに対応して前記孔の周りを時計方向から前記孔 の周りを反時計方向へ、及び前記孔の周りを反時計方向から前記孔の周りを時計 方向へ切り替えられ、前記薄膜記憶素子の磁性は薄膜記憶素子の実質的に全動作 段階中閉磁束オリエンテーションを有することを特徴とする薄膜メモリセル。 26.前記薄膜記憶素子が、非磁性伝導層により高保磁力磁気層から分離 された低保磁力磁気層を備えた多層膜である請求項25に記載の薄膜メモリセル 。 27.通過孔と該孔の周りに磁性とを有し、巨大な磁性抵抗を示す多層薄 膜記憶素子と、 前記薄膜記憶素子から電気的に絶縁され且つ前記孔を通過する薄膜ワード線と 、 前記薄膜記憶素子から電気的に絶縁され且つ前記孔を通過する薄膜ディジット 線と、 前記多層薄膜記憶素子内の磁性ベクトルオリエンテーションに依存する抵抗を 示すと共に、自身を通過する電流が前記薄膜記憶素子を通過するよう前記薄膜 記憶素子に結合された2つのセグメントを有するセグメント薄膜センス線とを有 し、 前記薄膜記憶素子の磁性は、前記ディジット線と前記ワード線に同時に電流が 発生するのに対応して前記孔の周りを時計方向から前記孔の周りを反時計方向へ 、及び前記孔の周りを反時計方向から前記孔に周りを時計方向へ切り替えられ、 前記薄膜記憶素子の磁性が、薄膜記憶素子の実質的に全動作段階中閉磁束オリエ ンテーションを有することとを特徴とする薄膜メモリセル。 28.巨大な磁性抵抗を示す多層薄膜記憶素子と、 前記薄膜記憶素子の上面に堆積されると共にそれから電気的に絶縁された薄膜 ワード線と、 前記薄膜ワード線の上面に堆積されると共に、前記薄膜記憶素子上の領域にお いて前記薄膜ワード線と平行であり、且つ、前記記憶素子及び前記薄膜ワード線 の双方から電気的に絶縁された湾曲した薄膜ディジット線と、 前記薄膜記憶素子、前記薄膜ワード線、及び前記薄膜ディジット線の上面に堆 積されると共に、前記ワード線および前記薄膜ディジット線から電気的に絶縁さ れた磁性物質保持素子と、 前記多層薄膜記憶素子内の磁性ベクトルオリエンテーションに依存する抵抗を 示すと共に、自身を通過する電流が前記薄膜記憶素子を通過するよう前記薄膜記 憶素子に結合された2つのセグメントを有するセグメント薄膜センス線とを有し 、 前記薄膜記憶素子の磁性は、前記ディジット線と前記ワード線に同時に電流が 発生するのに対応して前記ワード線およびディジット線の周りを時計方向から前 記ワード線及びディジット線の周りを反時計方向へ、および前記ワード線及びデ ィジット線の周りを反時計方向から前記ワード線およびディジット線の周りを時 計方向へ切り替えられ、前記薄膜記憶素子の磁性が、薄膜記憶素子の実質的に全 動作段階中閉磁束オリエンテーションを有することとを特徴とする薄膜メモリセ ル。 29.前記薄膜記憶素子および前記保持素子はそれぞれ巨大な磁性抵抗を 示す多層構造を備え、また、前記保持層が前記薄膜記憶素子に対して電気的に結 合された請求項28に記載の薄膜メモリセル。 30.前記薄膜ディジット線は前記薄膜ディジット線に電気的に結合され 、これによりデュアルパーパスディジットセンス線が形成される請求項28に記 載の薄膜メモリセル。 31.複数の層を有すると共に巨大な磁気抵抗を示す第1構造と、関連す る磁性ベクトルを有する選択層とを有し、少なくとも1つの次元の閉磁束構造を 有し、前記磁性ベクトルは前記記憶素子の全作用段階中少なくとも1つの次元に 実質的に制限されることを特徴とする記憶素子。
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