Thermally assisted MRAM

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 19, Issue 16, 2007, Pages

  Prejbeanu, I L ^a,b   Kerekes, M ^a   Sousa, R C ^a   Sibuet, H ^c   Redon, O ^c   Dieny, B ^a   Nozieres J P ^b  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^b Crocus Technology   (France)

^c CEA LETI   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; OPTIMIZATION; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

HEATING PROCESS; MAGNETIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES (MRAM); MRAM CELL OPERATION; NON VOLATILE MEMORY TECHNOLOGY;

RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE;

EID: 34247145525     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/19/16/165218     Document Type: Article

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