Perpendicular spin transfer torque magnetic random access memories with high spin torque efficiency and thermal stability for embedded applications (invited)

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 17, 2014, Pages

  Thomas, Luc ^a   Jan, Guenole ^a   Zhu, Jian ^a   Liu, Huanlong ^a   Lee, Yuan Jen ^a   Le, Son ^a   Tong, Ru Ying ^a   Pi, Keyu ^a   Wang, Yu Jen ^a   Shen, Dongna ^a   He, Renren ^a   Haq, Jesmin ^a   Teng, Jeffrey ^a   Lam, Vinh ^a   Huang, Kenlin ^a   Zhong, Tom ^a   Torng, Terry ^a   Wang, Po Kang ^a  

^a Headway Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC STORAGE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TUNNELLING MAGNETORESISTANCE;

AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS; BACK-END PROCESSING; EMBEDDED APPLICATION; LOW-POWER CONSUMPTION; MAGNETIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY; MEMORY APPLICATIONS; SPIN TRANSFER TORQUE; TUNNEL MAGNETORESISTANCE;

MRAM DEVICES;

EID: 84903882438     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: 10897550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4870917     Document Type: Conference Paper

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