Patent ID: 6381170
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: G11C,H01L

Abstract:
A non-volatile ferromagnetic random access memory element comprising:a first ferromagnetic layer and a second ferromagnetic layer, at least one of said first and second ferromagnetic layers having a magnetic moment that is co-planar with said at least one of said first and second ferromagnetic layers; a non-magnetic metallic layer sandwiched between said first and second ferromagnetic layers; a first end nonmagnetic conducting layer at one end of said ferromagnetic random access memory element; a second end nonmagnetic conducting layer at an opposite end of said non-volatile ferromagnetic random access memory element; said first and second end conducting layers defining a conductive path for flowing a current from said first magnetic layer, through said non-magnetic metallic layer, to said second magnetic layer, said conductive path being perpendicular to said magnetic moment of said at least one of said first and second ferromagnetic layers.