Multi-level cell Spin Transfer Torque MRAM based on stochastic switching

Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 233-236

  Zhang, Yue ^a,b   Zhao, Weisheng ^a,b   Klein, Jacques Olivier ^a,b   Kang, Wang ^a,b   Querlioz, Damien ^a,b   Chappert, Claude ^a,b   Ravelosona, Dafine ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

MRAM; Multilevel cell; Non Volatile; Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy; Stochastic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894123281     PISSN: 19449399     EISSN: 19449380     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NANO.2013.6720849     Document Type: Conference Paper

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