Reduction of switching current distribution in spin transfer magnetic random access memories

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Iwayama, M ^a   Kai, T ^a   Nakayama, M ^a   Aikawa, H ^a   Asao, Y ^a   Kajiyama, T ^a   Ikegawa, S ^a   Yoda, H ^a   Nitayama, A ^a  

^a TOSHIBA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE; TORQUE;

MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS (MTJ); SPIN TRANSFER TORQUE;

ELECTRIC CURRENTS;

EID: 42149085018     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2838140     Document Type: Article

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