Patent Publication Number: US-6992342-B2

Title: Magnetic memory device having a non-volatile magnetic section and manufacturing thereof

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     The present document is based on Japanese Priority Application JP2002-198133, filed in the Japanese Patent Office on Jul. 8, 2002, the contents of which being incorporated herein by reference to the extent permitted by law. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a magnetic memory device and a method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device. More specifically, the present invention relates to a nonvolatile magnetic memory device for storing information by utilizing a change in resistance depending on whether spin directions of ferromagnetic materials forming a tunnel magneto resistance element are parallel or antiparallel. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the nonvolatile magnetic memory device. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     With a remarkable popularization of information communication apparatuses, especially personal small-sized apparatuses such as mobile terminals, there has been a demand for higher performance including higher integration levels, higher speed and a lower power consumption on memory devices, logic elements and other components of those apparatuses. In particular, a nonvolatile memory is seen as an indispensable device that aims at meeting the needs of a ubiquitous networking technological era. 
     Even when power is reduced, an abnormality occurs, or a connection with a server or a network occurs due to a problem of some sort, for instance, a nonvolatile memory would be able to protect personal valuable information. Accordingly, an approach to a nonvolatile memory of higher-density, larger-capacity becomes increasingly significant as technologies for replacing hard disks or optical disks face an intrinsic limitation for the downsizing due to the presence of movable parts in those apparatuses. 
     In addition, recent mobile apparatuses have been designed to hold down power consumption as much as possible in such a way as to place unnecessary circuits blocked in a standby mode. However, if a nonvolatile memory combining a high-speed network memory and a large-capacity storage memory is attainable, a waste in power consumption and waste of memory capacity may be reduced. Further, a realization of a higher-speed larger-capacity nonvolatile memory may provide a so-called instant-on function that enables a startup almost in the instant the power is applied. 
     Examples of the nonvolatile memory include a flash memory employing a semiconductor, a FRAM (Ferroelectric Random Access Memory) employing a ferroelectric material and others. However, the flash memory has a disadvantage of a slow writing operation because of a writing rate as low as the level of μ (micro) seconds. A problem with the FRAM presents is that the number of times information is erasable is limited to a range of 10 12  to 10 14 , which leads to a low endurance that is not enough to replace the FRAM with a static random access memory or a dynamic random access memory completely. The FRAM also involves a problem in that it is difficult to fabricate a ferroelectric capacitance by etching. 
     A memory that is attractive as a candidate for a nonvolatile memory free from the above drawbacks is a magnetic memory called a MRAM (Magnetic Random Access Memory). Early MRAMs are of a type that is based on a spin valve realized with an AMR (Anisotropic Magneto Resistive) effect and/or a GMR (Giant Magneto Resistance) effect. The AMR effect has been reported in “Thin Solid Films” Vol. 216(1992), pages 162 to 168, by J. M. Daughton. The GMR effect has been reported in “IEDM Technical Digest” (1997), pages 995 to 997, by D. D. Tang et al. However, the MRAM has had a disadvantage of a high power consumption per bit at the time of reading because of a loaded memory cell resistance as low as 10 Ω to 100 Ω, resulting in a difficulty in ensuring larger capacity. 
     In addition, as reported in “Physics Reports” Vol. 238 (1994), pages 214 to 217, by R. Meservey et al, a TMR (Tunnel Magneto Resistance) effect has had a limitation in resistance change rate to a range of 1% to 2% at room temperature. However, as having been reported in “J. Magnetism &amp; Magnetic Material” Vol. 139 (1995), L 231, by T. Miyazaki et al, a resistance change rate as high as close to 20% has proved to be attainable with the TMR effect. Accordingly, the MRAM realized with the TMR effect has attracted much attention. 
     The MRAM has a simple structure enough to easily ensure a higher integration level. In addition, the MRAM is to store information with a magnetic moment rotation, so that it is expected to have a greater number rewriting. With respect to an access time, the MRAM is also expected to be accessible at a considerably high rate. Specifically, an accessibility of the MRAM at a rate of 100 MHz has been already reported in “ISSCC Digest of Technical Papers” (February 2000), pages 128 to 129, by R. Scheuerlein et al. 
     A MRAM of a conventional type that is composed of 1 switching element and one TMR element (of a 1T1J structure) will now be described with reference to  FIG. 30  showing a cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration of the MRAM of the conventional type. In  FIG. 30 , there is shown an exemplary MRAM using a MOS transistor as a switching element. 
     As shown in  FIG. 30 , a silicon substrate  21  has thereon a MOS transistor  24  for the switching element. One end of an extraction electrode  137  of a TMR (Tunneling Magneto Resistance) element  13  is connected to one diffusion layer  28  of the MOS transistor  24  through a contact  30 , a first landing pad  31 , a contact  32 , a second landing pad  33 , a contact  34 , a third landing pad  35  and a contact  36  that are stacked in ascending order. The other end of the extraction electrode  137  is connected to an anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  of the TMR element  13 . The extraction electrode  137  is formed with a conductive material, for instance, and the anti-ferromagnetic layer  131 , which will be described later, is used as the extraction electrode. Alternatively, the extraction electrode may be a part of the anti-ferromagnetic layer  131 . 
     A sense line  15  is connected to the other diffusion layer  27  of the MOS transistor  24  through a contact  29  including a tungsten plug. 
     The TMR element  13  is configured with a tunnel barrier layer  133  interposed between a ferromagnetic layer forming a fixed magnetization layer  132  and a ferromagnetic layer forming a storage layer  134  that yields a relatively easy spinning of magnetization. The TMR element  13  also has the anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  that is in contact with a lower surface of the fixed magnetization layer  132 . The TMR element  13  further has a cap layer  135  and an electrode layer  136  that are stacked on the storage layer  134 , and a bit line  12  is connected to the electrode layer  136 . A write word line  11  is provided beneath the extraction electrode  137  of the TMR element  13  through a fourth insulator film  44 . The write word line  11  and the bit line  12  cross in a grade-separated manner with the TMR element  13  interposed therebetween. 
     The storage layer  134  and the fixed magnetization layer  132  are formed with, for instance, nickel, iron, cobalt, an alloy including at least two out of nickel, iron and cobalt and a ferromagnetic material mainly containing the above alloys. The fixed magnetization layer  132  is in contact with the anti-ferromagnetic layer  131 , so that an interlayer exchange coupling between the fixed magnetization layer  132  and the anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  causes the fixed magnetization layer  132  to have an intensive unidirectional magnetic anisotropy. 
     The anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  may be formed with, for instance, one of an iron-manganese alloy, a nickel-manganese alloy, a platinum-manganese alloy, an iridium-manganese alloy, a rhodium-manganese alloy, a cobalt oxide and a nickel oxide. 
     The tunnel barrier layer  133  includes, for instance, an insulator material such as an aluminum oxide, a magnesium oxide, a silicon oxide, an aluminum nitride, a magnesium nitride, a silicon nitride, an aluminum oxy-nitride, a magnesium oxy-nitride and a silicon oxy-nitride. The tunnel barrier layer  133  plays a role of carrying a tunnel current while disconnecting a magnetic bond between the storage layer  134  and the fixed magnetization layer  132 . These magnetic films and conductive films are formed typically using a sputtering method. The tunnel barrier layer  133  is obtainable by means of oxidation, nitridation or oxy-nitridation of a metal film having been formed by sputtering. 
     Further, the cap layer  135  provides functions such as a prevention of mutual diffusion between the cap layer  135  and an interconnection that is to connect the TMR element  13  with a different TMR element  13 , a reduction in contact resistance and an anti-oxidation of the storage layer  134 . Typically, the cap layer  135  is formed with a material such as copper, a tantalum nitride, tantalum and a titanium nitride. 
     An operation of the above-mentioned magnetic memory device is described next. In the TMR element  13 , information is read by means of detecting a change of a tunnel current due to the magneto resistance effect, while the magneto resistance effect depends on orientations of magnetization of the storage layer  134  relative to the fixed magnetization layer  132 . 
     A way to write data onto the TMR element  13  is to store “1” or “0” by changing a magnetization orientation of the storage layer  134  with a resultant magnetic field generated by applying a current to the bit line  12  and the write word line  11 . Meanwhile, readout of information from the TMR element  13  is performed by means of detecting the change of the tunnel current due to the magneto resistance effect. When magnetization orientations of the storage layer  134  and the fixed magnetization layer  132  are parallel, a resistance is assumed to be low (a low resistance will be defined as “0”, for instance). On the other hand, when the magnetization orientations of the storage layer  134  and the fixed magnetization layer  132  are antiparallel, a resistance is assumed to be high (a high resistance will be defined as “1”, for instance). 
     An easy axis magnetic field (H EA ) of the storage layer  134  is generated by a current passing through the bit line  12 , while a hard axis magnetic field (H HA ) of the storage layer  134  is generated by a current passing through the write word line  11 . 
     An asteroid curve shown in  FIG. 31  represents an inverted threshold value in the magnetization orientation of the storage layer with a generated easy axis magnetic field H EA  and a generated hard axis magnetic field H HA . When a resultant magnetic field vector equivalent to parts A and B on the outside of the asteroid curve is generated, a field reversal occurs, which enables data to be stored. A resultant magnetic field vector equivalent to a part C on the inside of the asteroid curve causes no reversal of a cell from one of current bistable states thereof. In addition, magnetic fields individually generated from the word line and the bit line are also applied to cells other than that at a point of intersection between the word line and the bit line that are carrying a current. Thus, when the generated magnetic fields are more intensive than a unidirectional inverted magnetic field H K  (or within a region B), magnetization orientations of the cells other than that at the point of intersection are also inverted. Accordingly, selective writing of information onto a selected cell is enabled only when the resultant magnetic field falls on a region A shown by slanted lines. 
     As described above, the MRAM is configured with an array of memory cells located at points of intersection of a lattice composed of the bit lines and the write word lines. In the case of the MRAM, asteroid magnetization reversal characteristics obtainable with the write word line and the bit line are typically utilized to store information selectively into individual memory cells. 
     A resultant magnetization in a single storage region is determined depending on how to combine vectors in the easy axis magnetic field H EA  and the hard axis magnetic field H HA  respectively applied to the single storage region. A current passing through the bit line applies the easy axis magnetic field (H EA ) to the cells, while a current passing through the write word line applies the hard axis magnetic field (H HA ) to the cells. 
     There are two main types of MRAMS. One is the MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element (of the 1T1J structure) as previously described with reference to  FIG. 30 . The other is a well-known cross-point MRAM as shown in  FIG. 32 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 32 , a cross-point MRAM  301  is obtainable with a configuration, in which a TMR element  313  and a pn-junction diode  314  are interposed between a write word line  311  and a bit line  312  that cross in a grade-separated manner. The TMR element  313  is configured with a tunnel barrier layer  333  interposed between two ferromagnetic layers  332  and  334  and also has an anti-ferromagnetic layer  331  connected to one ferromagnetic layer  332 . The pn-junction diode  314  is located adjacent to the anti-ferromagnetic layer  331  and is composed of n pieces of layers connected together. 
     As shown in  FIG. 33 , a minimum size of a line width (or line interval) of each write word line  311  and each bit line  312  that are arrayed to meet a design rule is now assumed to be F. Then, the cross-point MRAM  301  would be obtainable in a cell area as much as 4F 2 . The cross-point MRAM requires no switching element for each TMR element  313 , providing a memory that ensures a large capacity though being inferior in access rate. 
     Meanwhile, the MRAM cell composed of one switching element and one TMR element (of the 1T1J structure) as shown in  FIG. 30  or a MRAM cell realized with two switching elements and two TMR elements (of 2T2J structure) of the above-mentioned MRAM cell in a complementary manner should be configured with the write word line electrically insulated from the TMR element, among two crossing lines of the write word line and the bit line. Thus, the fixed magnetization layer of the TMR element needs to be connected to the diffusion layer of the MOS transistor for the switching element by providing an extraction electrode, a contact hole and others in such a manner as to bypass the write word line located right beneath the TMR element. 
     In the MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element, when a minimum size of a line width (or line interval) of each write word line  11  and each bit line  12  that are arrayed to meet a design rule is assumed to be F, there is a limit to a cell size. Specifically, a minimum length required for a cell configuration is limited to 4F in a parallel direction to an array of the bit lines  12  and 2F in a parallel direction to an array of the write word lines  11 , as shown in  FIG. 34 , for reason that there must be provided the TMR element  13  in a region between the write word line  11  and the bit line  12 , and also the contact C that is to establish a connection between the bit line  12  and the diffusion layer (not shown) of the transistor for the switching element. Thus, a cell area as small as less than 8F 2  is unobtainable. It is to be noted that the transistor for the switching element of the MRAM having the above configuration shown in  FIG. 34  has a gate electrode  24  located on a lower lateral side of each write word line  11 . 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     As described above, the MRAM of one switching element-one TMR element type presents a problem of a lower integration level of a memory cell array by half than the above cross-point MRAM, though being not so inferior in access rate thereto. Thus, there is a need for a MRAM of one switching element-one TMR element type, in which a similar access rate as the conventional MRAM of one switching element-one TMR element type is maintained, and a higher integration level is attainable in such a way as to obtain the same cell area as the cross-point MRAM. 
     The present invention has been conceived in view of the above mentioned problems and, according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, there are provided a magnetic memory device and a method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device. 
     In a non-volatile magnetic memory device including a first interconnection, a second interconnection that crosses the first interconnection in a grade-separated manner, and a tunnel magneto resistance element configured with a tunnel barrier layer interposed between ferromagnetic materials within a region, in which the first and second interconnections cross, so as to be electrically insulated from the first interconnection, while being electrically connected to the second interconnection, wherein information is stored by utilizing a change in resistance depending on whether spin directions of the ferromagnetic materials are parallel or antiparallel, a magnetic memory device according a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a through hole provided in such a manner as to be electrically insulated from the first interconnection and also to extend through the first interconnection so as to establish a connection between the tunnel magneto resistance element and an interconnection layer provided lower than the first interconnection, and a contact formed in the through hole so as to establish a connection between the interconnection layer provided lower than the first interconnection and the opposite side of the tunnel magneto resistance element to a side, to which the second interconnection is connected. 
     The above-mentioned magnetic memory device may have the through hole provided in such a manner as to be electrically insulated from the first interconnection and also to extend through the first interconnection, and the contact formed in the through hole so as to establish the connection between the interconnection layer provided lower than the first interconnection and the opposite side of the tunnel magneto resistance element to the side, to which the second interconnection is connected, thereby providing the contact located right beneath the tunnel magneto resistance element. Thus, a connection between the tunnel magneto resistance element and the interconnection layer lower than the first interconnection may be established by making use of a cell area of the tunnel magneto resistance element without newly creating an area of the contact allotted to the cell area. Accordingly, there may be provided a MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element, in which the same access rate as the conventional MRAM of one switching element-one TMR element type is maintained, and a more reduction in cell area as compared with the conventional MRAM is enabled. A cell area of the MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element may be made smaller as much as a cell area of the cross-point MRAM. 
     A method for manufacturing a magnetic memory device according a first preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a step of fabricating a first interconnection on a substrate having an insulated surface, a step of forming an insulator film that covers the first interconnection, a step of opening a through hole extending from the insulator film to an interconnection layer on the substrate through the first interconnection, a step of forming a side wall barrier film on a side wall of the through hole, a step of forming a contact in the through hole, a step of forming a tunnel magneto resistance element that is configured with a tunnel barrier layer interposed between ferromagnetic materials and is electrically insulated from the first interconnection, while being electrically connected to the contact, and a step of fabricating a second interconnection that is electrically connected to the tunnel magneto resistance element and crosses the first interconnection in a grade-separated manner with the tunnel magneto resistance element interposed therebetween. 
     The above-mentioned first method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device may still have a step of opening the through hole extending from the insulator film to the interconnection layer on the substrate lower than the first interconnection through the first interconnection, a step of forming the side wall barrier film on the side wall of the through hole, and step of forming the contact in the through hole, thereby providing the magnetic memory device having the contact located right beneath the tunnel magneto resistance element. Thus, a connection between the tunnel magneto resistance element and the other interconnection may be established by making use of a cell area of the tunnel magneto resistance element without newly creating an area of the contact allotted to the cell area. Accordingly, there may be provided a MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element, in which the same access rate as the conventional MRAM of one switching element-one TMR element type is maintained, and a more reduction in cell area as compared with the conventional MRAM is enabled. A cell area of the MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element may be made smaller as much as a cell area of the cross-point MRAM. 
     A method for manufacturing a magnetic memory device according a second preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a step of forming a high permeability film, a first interconnection layer and an insulator film in ascending order on a substrate having an insulated surface, a step of opening a through hole extending from the insulator film to an interconnection layer on the substrate through the first interconnection layer and the high permeability film, a step of forming a side wall barrier film on a side wall of the through hole, a step of forming a contact in the through hole, a step of forming a dummy film on the insulator film, a step of etching a multi-layered film ranging from the dummy film to the high permeability film into a shape of a first interconnection, a step of forming a flux concentrator with the high permeability film and a high permeability side wall including a high permeability material by forming the high permeability side wall on a side wall of a multi-layered structure formed in the shape of the first interconnection by etching, a step of stripping the dummy film, a step of forming, on the insulator film, a tunnel magneto resistance element that is configured with a tunnel barrier layer interposed between ferromagnetic materials and is connected to the contact, and a step of fabricating a second interconnection that is electrically connected to the tunnel magneto resistance element and crosses the first interconnection in a grade-separated manner with the tunnel magneto resistance element interposed therebetween. 
     The above-mentioned second method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device may have the step of opening the through hole extending through the first interconnection or write word line, the flux concentrator and others and the step of forming the contact in the through hole through the side wall barrier film, thereby providing the magnetic memory device having the contact located right beneath the tunnel magneto resistance element, like the above-mentioned first method. Thus, a connection between the tunnel magneto resistance element and the other interconnection may be established by making use of a cell area of the tunnel magneto resistance element without newly creating an area of the contact allotted to the cell area. Accordingly, there may be provided a MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element, in which the same access rate as the conventional MRAM of one switching element-one TMR element type is maintained, and a more reduction in cell area as compared with the conventional MRAM is enabled. A cell area of the MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element may be made smaller as much as a cell area of the cross-point MRAM. 
     The above-mentioned second method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device further includes the step of forming the flux concentrator of the high permeability film so as to surround the opposite side faces of the first interconnection and an opposite face of the first interconnection to a side facing the tunnel magneto resistance element, so that a galvano-magnetic field generated at the time of applying a current to the first interconnection is concentrated efficiently on the storage layer (which will be also called a recording layer) of the tunnel magneto resistance element with the high permeability film formed on the opposite side faces of the first interconnection. Thus, it is possible to reduce current required for writing, thus reducing current consumption and also increasing lifetime of the first interconnection against electromigration. Further, there is less drive current required, which reduces an area of a current drive circuit, thereby providing an increased integration level. Furthermore, as leakage of magnetic field is also reduced, interference with adjacent cells is reduced. 
     A method for manufacturing a magnetic memory device according a third preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a step of forming a high permeability film, a first interconnection layer and a first insulator film in ascending order on a substrate having an insulated surface, a step of opening a through hole extending from the first insulator film to an interconnection layer on the substrate through the first interconnection layer and the high permeability film, a step of forming a side wall barrier film on a side wall of the through hole, a step of forming a contact in the through hole, a step of etching a multi-layered film ranging from the first insulator film to the high permeability film into a shape of a first interconnection, a step of forming a flux concentrator with the high permeability film and a first high permeability side wall including a high permeability material by forming the first high permeability side wall on a side wall of a multi-layered structure formed in the shape of the first interconnection by etching, a step of forming a second insulator film that covers the first insulator film, the contact and the flux concentrator, an then subjecting the second insulator film to planarization, while allowing an end of the flux concentrator to be exposed to the outside, a step of forming, on the first insulator film, a tunnel magneto resistance element that is configured with a tunnel barrier layer interposed between ferromagnetic materials and is connected to the contact, a step of forming a side wall barrier film on a side wall of the tunnel magneto resistance element, a step of forming, on the side wall of the tunnel magneto resistance element through the side wall barrier film, a second high permeability side wall that is connected to the end of the flux concentrator, and a step of fabricating a second interconnection that is electrically connected to the tunnel magneto resistance element and crosses the first interconnection in a grade-separated manner with the tunnel magneto resistance element interposed therebetween. 
     The above-mentioned third method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device includes the step of opening the through hole extending through the first interconnection or write word line, the flux concentrator and others, and also the step of forming the contact in the through hole through the side wall barrier film, thereby providing the magnetic memory device having the contact located right beneath the tunnel magneto resistance element, like the above-mentioned first method. Thus, a connection between the tunnel magneto resistance element and the other interconnection may be established by making use of a cell area of the tunnel magneto resistance element without newly creating an area of the contact allotted to the cell area. Accordingly, there may be provided a MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element, in which the same access rate as the conventional MRAM of one switching element-one TMR element type is maintained, and a more reduction in cell area as compared with the conventional MRAM is enabled. A cell area of the MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element may be made smaller as much as a cell area of the cross-point MRAM. 
     The above-mentioned third method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device further includes the step of forming the flux concentrator of the high permeability film so as to surround the opposite side faces of the first interconnection and an opposite face of the first interconnection to the side facing the tunnel magneto resistance element, so that a galvano-magnetic field generated at the time of applying a current to the first interconnection is concentrated efficiently on the storage layer (which will be also called a recording layer) of the tunnel magneto resistance element with the high permeability film formed on the opposite side faces of the first interconnection. Thus, it is possible to reduce current required for writing, thus reducing current consumption and also increasing lifetime of the first interconnection against electromigration. Further, there is less drive current required, which reduces an area of a current drive circuit, thereby providing an increased integration level. Furthermore, as leakage of magnetic field is also reduced, interference with adjacent cells is reduced. 
     A method for manufacturing a magnetic memory device according a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a step of fabricating a first interconnection on a substrate having an insulated surface, a step of forming a first insulator film that covers the first interconnection, a step of forming a high permeability film and a second insulator film in ascending order on the first insulator film, a step of opening a through hole extending from the second insulator film to an interconnection layer on the substrate through the high permeability film, the first insulator film and the first interconnection, a step of forming a side wall barrier film on a side wall of the through hole, a step of forming a contact in the through hole, a step of forming a dummy film on the second insulator film, a step of etching the dummy film, the second insulator film and the high permeability film on the first interconnection into a shape of the first interconnection, a step of forming a flux concentrator with the high permeability film and a high permeability side wall including a high permeability material by forming the high permeability side wall on a side wall of a multi-layered structure formed in the shape of the first interconnection by etching, a step of stripping the dummy film, a step of forming, on the second insulator film, a tunnel magneto resistance element that is configured with a tunnel barrier layer interposed between ferromagnetic materials and is connected to the contact, and a step of fabricating a second interconnection that is electrically connected to the tunnel magneto resistance element and crosses the first interconnection in a grade-separated manner with the tunnel magneto resistance element interposed therebetween. 
     The above-mentioned fourth method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device has the step of opening the through hole extending through the first interconnection or write word line, the flux concentrator and others, and the step of forming the contact in the through hole through the side wall barrier film, thereby providing the magnetic memory device having the contact located right beneath the tunnel magneto resistance element, like the above-mentioned first method. Thus, a connection between the tunnel magneto resistance element and the other interconnection may be established by making use of a cell area of the tunnel magneto resistance element without newly creating an area of the contact allotted to the cell area. Accordingly, there may be provided a MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element, in which the same access rate as the conventional MRAM of one switching element-one TMR element type is maintained, and a more reduction in cell area as compared with the conventional MRAM is enabled. A cell area of the MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element may be made smaller as much as a cell area of the cross-point MRAM. 
     The above-mentioned fourth method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device may further include the step of forming the flux concentrator of the high permeability film so as to be located between the first interconnection and the tunnel magneto resistance element, while extending along the side face of the tunnel magneto resistance element through the insulator film, after a fabrication of the first interconnection, so that a galvano-magnetic field generated at the time of applying a current to the first interconnection is concentrated efficiently on the storage layer (which will be also called a recording layer) of the tunnel magneto resistance element with the flux concentrator formed on a lower side of the side face of the tunnel magneto resistance element. Thus, it is possible to reduce current required for writing, thus reducing current consumption and also increasing lifetime of the first interconnection against electromigration. Further, there is less drive current required, which reduces an area of a current drive circuit, thereby providing an increased integration level. Furthermore, as leakage of magnetic field is also reduced, interference with adjacent cells is reduced. 
     A method for manufacturing a magnetic memory device according a fifth preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a step of forming a first high permeability film, a first interconnection layer and a first insulator film in ascending order on a substrate having an insulated surface, a step of etching a multi-layered film ranging from the first insulator film to the first high permeability film into a shape of a first interconnection, a step of forming a first flux concentrator with the first high permeability film and a high permeability side wall including a high permeability material by forming the high permeability side wall on a side wall of a multi-layered structure formed in the shape of the first interconnection by etching, a step of forming a second insulator film that covers the first flux concentrator and the first insulator film, a step of forming a second high permeability film and a third insulator film in ascending order on the second insulator film, a step of opening a through hole extending from the third insulator film to an interconnection layer on the substrate through the second high permeability film, the second insulator film, the first insulator film, the first interconnection and the first flux concentrator, a step of forming a side wall barrier film on a side wall of the through hole, a step of forming a contact in the through hole, a step of forming a dummy film on the third insulator film, a step of etching the dummy film, the third insulator film and the second high permeability film on the first interconnection into a shape of the first interconnection, a step of forming a second flux concentrator with the second high permeability and a high permeability side wall including a high permeability material by forming the high permeability side wall on a side wall of a multi-layered structure formed in the shape of the first interconnection by etching, a step of stripping the dummy film, a step of forming, on the third insulator film, a tunnel magneto resistance element that is configured with a tunnel barrier layer interposed between ferromagnetic materials and is connected to the contact, and a step of fabricating a second interconnection that is electrically connected to the tunnel magneto resistance element and crosses the first interconnection in a grade-separated manner with the tunnel magneto resistance element interposed therebetween. 
     The above-mentioned fifth method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device may have the step of opening the through hole extending through the first interconnection or write word line, the flux concentrator and others, and the step of forming the contact in the through hole through the side wall barrier film, thereby providing the magnetic memory device having the contact located right beneath the tunnel magneto resistance element. Thus, a connection between the tunnel magneto resistance element and the other interconnection may be established by making use of a cell area of the tunnel magneto resistance element without newly creating an area of the contact allotted to the cell area. Accordingly, there may be provided a MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element, in which the same access rate as the conventional MRAM of one switching element-one TMR element type is maintained, and a more reduction in cell area as compared with the conventional MRAM is enabled. A cell area of the MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element may be made smaller as much as a cell area of the cross-point MRAM. 
     The above-mentioned fifth method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device further may further include the step of forming the first flux concentrator of the high permeability film so as to surround the opposite side faces of the first interconnection and an opposite face of the first interconnection to the side facing the tunnel magneto resistance element, and the step of forming the second flux concentrator of the high permeability film so as to be located between the first interconnection and the tunnel magneto resistance element while extending along the side face of the tunnel magneto resistance element through the insulator film, after a fabrication of the first interconnection, so that a galvano-magnetic field generated at the time of applying a current to the first interconnection may be concentrated efficiently on the storage layer (which will be also called a recording layer) of the tunnel magneto resistance element through a transfer from the first flux concentrator to the second flux concentrator. Thus, it is possible to reduce current required for writing, thus reducing current consumption and also increasing lifetime of the first interconnection against electromigration. Further, there is less drive current required, which reduces an area of a current drive circuit, thereby providing an increased integration level. Furthermore, as leakage of magnetic field is also reduced, interference with adjacent cells is reduced. 
     As described mentioned above, the magnetic memory device of the present invention has the contact that is connected to the interconnection layer lower than the first interconnection. Specifically, the contact of the magnetic memory device of the present invention is insulated from the first interconnection and also extends through the first interconnection so as to be connected to the opposite face of the tunnel magneto resistance element to the side, to which the second interconnection is connected. As a result, there may be provided the contact within an area, in which the tunnel magneto resistance element occupies. Thus, the magnetic memory device of the present invention may eliminate a need to fabricate a conventionally required extraction interconnection portion connected to the tunnel magneto resistance element, thereby enabling a decrease of a length in a parallel direction to an array of the second interconnections (bit lines) without newly creating an area of the contact allotted to the cell area. Specifically, when a minimum line width is assumed to be F, a conventional magnetic memory device has required a cell area having a size equal to or more than 8F 2 , whereas the magnetic memory device of the present invention is obtainable in a cell size smaller than 8F 2 . More specifically, the cell size of the magnetic memory device of the present invention is minimized to 4F 2 , for instance. Thus, there may be provided a MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element, in which the same access rate as the conventional MRAM of one switching element-one TMR element type is maintained, and a more reduction in cell area as compared with the conventional MRAM is enabled. A cell area of the MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element is made smaller as much as a cell area of the cross-point MRAM. 
     The magnetic memory device manufactured by the method according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention may eliminate a need to fabricate a conventionally required extraction interconnection part connected to the tunnel magneto resistance element, thereby enabling a decrease of a length in parallel to an array of the second interconnections (bit lines) without newly creating an area of the contact allotted to the cell area. Specifically, when a minimum line width is assumed to be F, the conventional magnetic memory device has required a cell area having a size equal to or more than 8F 2 , whereas the magnetic memory device of the present invention is obtainable in a cell size smaller than 8F 2 . More specifically, the cell size of the magnetic memory device of the present invention is minimized to 4F 2 , for instance. Thus, there may be provided a MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element, in which the same access rate as the conventional MRAM or magnetic memory device of one witching element-one TMR element type is maintained, and a more reduction in cell area as compared with the conventional magnetic memory device is enabled. A cell area of the MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element is made smaller as much as a cell area of the cross-point MRAM. The magnetic memory device having the flux concentrator may also produce the above effects likewise. 
     Further, because of no need to fabricate the conventionally required extraction interconnection part connected to the tunnel magneto resistance element, single etching is applicable to form the tunnel magneto resistance element. Thus, there is no need to take a margin of a mask alignment into consideration in fabricating the extraction interconnection, thereby enabling a further proportional reduction in cell area. Further, an applicability of single etching to form the tunnel magneto resistance element requires no fine control of etching such as suspension of etching on the tunnel barrier layer, the fixed magnetization layer or the anti-ferromagnetic layer, thereby enabling a decrease of a load on an etching process. 
    
    
     
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       The above and other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent to those skilled in the art through the following description of the presently preferred exemplary preferred embodiments of the invention taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: 
         FIG. 1  is showing a cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration of a first preferred embodiment of a magnetic memory device according a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  illustrates a relation between an amount of dislocation between a TMR element and a through hole and a current required for a storage layer of the TMR element in reverting magnetization, in which  FIG. 2A  is a plan view showing an exemplary relation among a write word line, the TMR element and the through hole,  FIG. 2B  is a fragmentary cross-cross-sectional view taken along line A—A in  FIG. 2A , and  FIG. 2C  and  FIG. 2D  are graphs showing the relation between the amount of dislocation between the TMR element and the through hole and the current required for the storage layer of the TMR element in reverting the magnetization; 
         FIG. 3  shows a second preferred embodiment of the magnetic memory device according a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in which  FIG. 3A  is a layout drawing, and  FIG. 3B  is a cross-sectional view taken along line A—A in  FIG. 3A ; 
         FIG. 4  is a layout drawing showing a modification of the write word line in the second preferred embodiment of the magnetic memory device according a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 5  is a layout diagram showing a modification of the through hole in the magnetic memory device according a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 6  is showing a cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration of a third preferred embodiment of the magnetic memory device according a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 7  is showing a cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration that illustrates a result of simulation on a distribution of a galvano-magnetic field generated from a write word line of the magnetic memory device according to the first preferred embodiment; 
         FIG. 8  is showing a cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration of a fourth preferred embodiment of the magnetic memory device according a preferred embodiment of the present invention, together with a result of simulation on a distribution of a galvano-magnetic field generated from a write word line of the magnetic memory device; 
         FIG. 9  is showing a cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration of a write word line and its peripheral structure in a MRAM cell of a conventional structure, together with a result of simulation on a distribution of a galvano-magnetic field around the write word line according to a comparative example 1; 
         FIG. 10  is showing a cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration of a write word line and its peripheral structure in a MRAM cell of a conventional structure and a result of simulation on a distribution of a galvano-magnetic filed around the write word line according to a comparative example 2; 
         FIG. 11  shows how a bit line current required for magnetization reversal in an array in a parallel direction to a magnetization orientation is dependent on a write word line current as to the magnetic memory device according to the first and second preferred embodiments and the comparative examples 1 and 2, specifically, a relation between a current that applies an easy axis magnetic field and a current that applies a hard axis magnetic field; 
         FIG. 12  is showing a cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration of a magnetic memory device according to a fifth preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 13  is showing a cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration of a magnetic memory device according to a sixth preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 14  is showing a cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration of a a magnetic memory device according to a seventh preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 15  is showing a cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration of magnetic memory device according to an eighth preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 16  is showing a cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration of a magnetic memory device according to a ninth preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 17  is showing a cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration of a magnetic memory device according to a tenth preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 18  is showing a cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration of a magnetic memory device according to an eleventh preferred embodiment of the magnetic memory device; 
         FIG. 19  is showing a cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration of a magnetic memory device according to a twelfth preferred embodiment of the magnetic memory device; 
         FIGS. 20A to 20C  are cross-sectional views showing steps of a first method for manufacturing a magnetic memory device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIGS. 21A to 21D  are cross-sectional views showing more steps of the method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device according the first preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIGS. 22A to 22C  are cross-sectional views showing more steps of the first method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device according a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIGS. 23A to 23C  are cross-sectional views showing steps of a second preferred embodiment of the first method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device according a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIGS. 24A to 24D  are cross-sectional views showing steps of a first example of a second method for manufacturing a magnetic memory device according a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIGS. 25A to 25D  are cross-sectional views showing more steps of the first example of the second method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device according a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIGS. 26A to 26D  are cross-sectional views showing steps of an example of a third method for manufacturing a magnetic memory device according a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIGS. 27A to 27C  are cross-sectional views showing steps of an example of a fourth method for manufacturing a magnetic memory device according a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIGS. 28A to 28D  are cross-sectional views showing steps of an example according to a fifth method for manufacturing a magnetic memory device according a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIGS. 29A to 29C  are cross-sectional views showing more steps of the preferred embodiment of the fifth method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device according a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 30  is showing a cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration of a conventional MRAM of one switching element-one TMR element type; 
         FIG. 31  is a graph of an asteroid curve showing an inverted threshold value in a magnetization orientation of a storage layer with an easy axis magnetic field H EA  and a hard axis magnetic field H HA ; 
         FIG. 32  is a perspective view showing a basic configuration of a conventional cross-point MRAM; 
         FIG. 33  is a layout diagram showing a basic configuration of a conventional cross-point MRAM; and 
         FIG. 34  is a layout drawing showing a basic configuration of a conventional MRAM of one switching element-one TMR element type. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE PRESENT INVENTION 
     A first preferred embodiment of a magnetic memory device according a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described next with reference to  FIG. 1  showing a cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration of the first preferred embodiment. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , a semiconductor substrate  21  (p-type semiconductor substrate, for instance) has on a surface side thereof a p-type well region (not shown). The p-type well region has a device isolation region  23  for isolating a transistor fabrication region, and the device isolation region  23  is formed with STI (Shallow Trench Isolation), for instance. The p-type well region also has field effect transistors  24 ,  24  for switching elements. Each field effect transistor  24  has a gate electrode (word line)  26  through a gate insulator film  25  located on the p-type well region. Each field effect transistor  24  also has diffusion layer regions (N +  diffusion layer regions, for instance)  27 ,  28  in the p-type well region located on the opposite sides of the gate electrode  26 . In  FIG. 1 , there is shown a configuration in which two field effect transistors  24  for the switching elements share the single diffusion layer  27 . 
     The field effect transistors  24  provide functions as switching elements for reading. The field effect transistors  24  are not limited to n- or p-type field effect transistors, and different switching elements such as diodes and bipolar transistors may be also employed. 
     There is also provided a first insulator film  41  that covers the field effect transistors  24 . The first insulator film  41  has contacts (conductive plugs including a refractory metal such as tungsten)  29 ,  30  respectively connected to the diffusion layer regions  27 ,  28 . The first insulator film  41  also has thereon a sense line  15  connected to the contact  29 , a landing pad (first landing pad)  31  connected to the contact  30  and others. 
     The first insulator film  41  also has thereon a second insulator film  42  that covers the sense line  15 , the first landing pad  31  and others. The second insulator film  42  has a contact (conductive plug including a refractory metal such as tungsten, for instance)  32  connected to the first landing pad  31 . The second insulator film  42  also has thereon a landing pad (second landing pad)  33  connected to the contact  32 . 
     The second insulator film  42  also has thereon a third insulator film  43  that covers the second landing pad  33  and others. The third insulator film  43  has thereon a write word line  11  located so as to pass above the second landing pad  33 . 
     The third insulator film  43  also has thereon a fourth insulator film  44  that covers the write word line  11  and others. The fourth insulator film  44  has a through hole  61  that extends to the second landing pad  33  through the write word line  11 . 
     The through hole  61  has therein a contact  63  through a side wall barrier film  62 . The contact  63  is formed with a conductive plug including a refractory metal such as tungsten. Accordingly, the write word line  11  and the contact  63  are electrically insulated from each other with the side wall barrier film  62 . 
     The fourth insulator film  44  also has thereon a barrier metal layer  130 , which has on an upper surface thereof an anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  located above the write word line  11 . The anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  has thereon a multi-layered structure composed of a fixed magnetization layer  132  including a ferromagnetic material, a tunnel barrier layer  133  and a storage layer  134  that yields a relatively easy spinning of magnetization. The multi-layered structure has thereon a cap layer  135 . A multi-layered film ranging from the anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  to the cap layer  135  provides an information storage element (which will be hereinafter referred to as a TMR element)  13 . Further, the cap layer  135  has thereon an electrode layer  136  connected to a bit line  12  forming a second interconnection. 
     The fourth insulator film  44  also has thereon a fifth insulator film  45  that covers the TMR element  13  and others. A surface of the fifth insulator film  45  is subjected to planarization, thereby allowing a surface of the electrode layer  136  to be exposed to the outside through the surface of the fifth insulator film  45 . The fifth insulator film  45  has thereon the bit line  12  that is in contact with an upper surface of the electrode layer  136 . The bit line  12  is located on the write word line  11  and crosses (or extends orthogonal to, for instance) the write word line  11  in a grade-separated manner with the TMR element  13  interposed therebetween. 
     The fixed magnetization layer  132  and the storage layer  13  of the TMR element  13  may be of a single layer structure of a ferromagnetic layer. Alternatively, a multi-layered structure may be also employed, in which two or more ferromagnetic layers are stacked with a conductive layer including ruthenium, copper, chromium, gold, silver and the like interposed therebetween, for instance. Alternatively, a substrate of the anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  may be covered with a substrate conductive layer (not shown) that is to connect the anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  with a switching element connected to the TMR element in series. Alternatively, the anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  may have the function of the substrate conductive layer. 
     The storage layer  134  and the fixed magnetization layer  132  are formed with, for instance, nickel, iron, cobalt, an alloy including at least two out of nickel, iron and cobalt or a ferromagnetic material mainly containing the above alloy. The fixed magnetization layer  132  is in contact with the anti-ferromagnetic layer  131 , so that an interlayer exchange coupling between the fixed magnetization layer  132  and the anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  causes the fixed magnetization layer  132  to nave an intensive unidirectional magnetic anisotropy. 
     The anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  may be formed with one of an iron-manganese alloy, a nickel-manganese alloy, a platinum-manganese alloy, an iridium-manganese alloy, a rhodium-manganese alloy, a cobalt oxide and a nickel oxide, for instance. 
     The tunnel barrier layer  133  includes, for instance, an insulator material such as an aluminum oxide, a magnesium oxide, a silicon oxide, an aluminum nitride, a magnesium nitride, a silicon nitride, an aluminum oxy-nitride, a magnesium oxy-nitride and a silicon oxy-nitride. The tunnel barrier layer  133  plays a role of carrying a tunnel current, while disconnecting a magnetic bond between the storage layer  134  and the fixed magnetization layer  132 . These magnetic films and conductive films are typically formed using a sputtering method. The tunnel barrier layer  133  is obtained by means of oxidation, nitridation or oxy-nitridation of a metal film formed by sputtering. 
     The storage layer  134  has also thereon the cap layer  135  and the electrode layer  136  connected to the bit line. The cap layer  135  provides functions such as a prevention of mutual diffusion between the cap layer  135  and an interconnection that is to connect the TMR element  13  with a different TMR element  13 , a reduction in contact resistance and an anti-oxidation of the storage layer  134 . The cap layer  135  is typically formed with a material such as copper, a tantalum nitride, tantalum and a titanium nitride. The electrode layer  136  is formed with a conductive material connected to the bit line, and tungsten or a tungsten nitride is typically used. 
     An operation of the above-mentioned magnetic memory device  1  will be described next. In the TMR element  13 , information is read by means of detecting a change of a tunnel current due to a magneto-resistance effect, while the magneto resistive effect depends on magnetization orientations of the storage layer  134  relative to the fixed magnetization layer  132 . 
     In the TMR element  13 , “1” or “0” is stored by changing the magnetization orientation of the storage layer  134  with a resultant magnetic field generated by applying a current to the bit line  12  and the write word line  11 . Meanwhile, readout of information is performed by means of detecting a change of the tunnel current due to the magneto resistance effect. When the magnetization orientations of the storage layer  134  and the fixed magnetization layer  132  are parallel, resistance is assumed to be low (a low resistance will be defined as “0”, for instance). On the other hand, when the magnetization orientations of the storage layer  134  and the fixed magnetization layer  132  are antiparallel, resistance is assumed to be high (a high resistance will be defined as “1”, for instance). 
     In the TMR element having the above configuration, there is risk that a magnetic field of the storage layer  132  varies with the through hole  61  opened in the write word line  11  and a misalignment between the through hole  61  and the write word line  11 . In this connection, a relation between an amount Dy of dislocation between a position of a center axis Z TH  of the through hole  61  and a position of a center axis Z TMR  of the TMR element and a current required for the storage layer of the TMR element  13  in reverting magnetization was measured by simulation in such a manner as to open the through hole  61  in the write word line  11  as shown in  FIG. 2A  of a plan view and  FIG. 2B  of a cross-sectional view taken along line A—A in  FIG. 2A . The amount of dislocation between the TMR element and the through hole is scaled at a horizontal axis of each of graphs shown in  FIG. 2C  and  FIG. 2D . The current required for the storage layer of the TMR element  13  in reverting the magnetization is scaled at a vertical axis of each of the graphs shown in  FIG. 2C  and  FIG. 2D . Results of the above measurement are shown in  FIG. 2C  and  FIG. 2D . 
     In the above measurement, it was assumed that the write word line  11  extends in a X-axis direction, and the TMR element  13  is an ellipsoidal TMR element having a shorter diameter (in the X-axis direction) of 0.13 μm and a longer diameter (in a Y-axis direction) of 0.26 μm. It was also assumed that the through hole  61  has a circular opening whose diameter is limited to 50 nm and 80 nm. In addition, the amount of dislocation (in the Y-axis direction) between the center axis Z TH  of the through hole  61  and the center axis Z TMR  of the TMR element  13  is indicated by Dy on the condition that the dislocation between the center axis Z TH  of the through hole  61  and the center axis Z TMR  of the TMR element occurs in the Y-axis direction. Thus, if Dy=0, the center axis Z TMR  of the TMR element  13  is supposed to be in alignment with the center axis Z TH  of the through hole  61 . Further, a distance between the TMR element  13  and the write word line  11  is indicated by Gap. It is to be noted that there is shown no insulator film for simplification purposes in  FIG. 2A  and  FIG. 2B . 
     The graph in  FIG. 2C  shows a relation between a current I required for the storage layer of the TMR element  13  in reverting the magnetization and the amount Dy of dislocation between the TMR element  13  and the through hole  61  when Gap=10 nm. When the diameter of the through hole  61  was 50 nm and 80 nm, as well as a case where no through hole  61  was provided, a constant current of 6 mA was attained over a range of the amount Dy of dislocation between the TMR element  13  and the through hole  61  within the range of −60 nm≦Dy≦+60 nm. Specifically, an inverting current was maintained constant irrespectively of the amount Dy of dislocation between the TMR element  13  and the through hole  61 . 
     The graph in  FIG. 2D  also shows a relation between the current I required for the storage layer of the TMR element  13  in reverting the magnetization and the amount Dy of dislocation between the TMR element  13  and the through hole  61  when Gap=100 nm. When the diameter of the through hole  61  was 50 nm and 80 nm, as well as a case where no through hole  61  was provided, a constant current of 10 mA was attained over a range of the amount Dy of dislocation between the TMR element  13  and the through hole  61  within the range of −60 nm≦Dy≦+60 nm. Specifically, an inverting current was maintained constant irrespectively of the amount Dy of dislocation between the TMR element  13  and the through hole  61 . 
     Accordingly, it is understood that the through hole  61  that extends through the waste word line  11  hardly affects the intensity of a magnetic field generated from the write word line  11 . It is also understood that the misalignment between the through hole  61  and the write word line  11  at least from −60 nm to +60 nm does not affect the intensity of the generated magnetic field. 
     The above-mentioned magnetic memory device  1  has the through hole  61  provided in such a manner as to be insulated from the write word line  11  forming the first interconnection and also to extend through the write word line  11 . The above-mentioned magnetic memory device  1  also has the contact  63  that is to establish a connection between the opposite side of the TMR element  13  to the side, to which the bit line  12  forming the second interconnection is connected, and the second landing pad  33  forming the other interconnection layer through the through hole  61 , thereby providing the contact  63  located right beneath the TMR element  13 . Thus, a connection between the TMR element  13  and the second landing pad  33  connected to the diffusion layer  28  of the MOS transistor  24  for the switching element through the contacts  30 ,  32 , the first landing pad  31  and others may be established by making use of a cell area of the TMR element  13  without newly creating an area of the contact  63  allotted to the cell area. Accordingly, there may be provided a MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element, in which the same access rate as the conventional MRAM of one switching element-one TMR element type is maintained, and a more reduction in cell area as compared with the conventional MRAM is enabled. A cell area of the MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element may be made as smaller as a cell area of the cross-point MRAM. 
     A second preferred embodiment of the magnetic memory device will be described next with reference to  FIGS. 3A and 3B .  FIG. 3A  is a layout drawing, and  FIG. 3B  is a cross-sectional view taken along line A—A in  FIG. 3A . 
     The magnetic memory device of the second preferred embodiment differs from the magnetic memory device of the above first preferred embodiment in the configuration of the write word line and the through hole that is provided so as to extend through the write word line. Other configurations of the magnetic memory device of the second preferred embodiment are the similar as the magnetic memory device of the above first preferred embodiment. 
     In the following description, emphasis will be placed on components that differ from those of the magnetic memory device of the above first preferred embodiment. As shown in  FIG. 3B , a third insulator film  43  that covers a second landing pad  33  has thereon an array of two pieces of parallel write word lines  11  ( 11   a ,  11   b ). A fourth insulator film  44  that covers the two pieces of the write word lines  11  has thereon a TMR element  13  located above these two pieces of write word lines  11 . The fourth insulator film  44  also has thereon a fifth insulator film  45  that covers the TMR element  13 , and an upper surface of the TMR element  13  is exposed to the outside through a surface of the fifth insulator film  45 . The fifth insulator film  45  has thereon a bit line  12  that is in contact with the upper surface of the TMR element  13 . The bit line  12  is located above the two pieces of write word lines  11  and crosses these write word lines  11  in a grade-separated manner with the TMR element  13  interposed therebetween. There is also provided a through hole  61  so as to extend from a lower surface of the TMR element  13  to a second landing pad  33  on a lower layer through a gap between the two pieces of write word lines  11   a ,  11   b . The through hole  61  has on a side wall thereof a side wall barrier film  62 . The through hole  61  also has therein a contact  63  through the side wall barrier film  62 . The contact  63  is to establish a connection between the lower surface of the TMR element  13  and the second landing pad  33  and is formed with a tungsten plug, for instance. 
     The magnetic memory device of the second preferred embodiment has the following advantages, in addition to the same advantages as the magnetic memory device of the above first preferred embodiment. Specifically, the array of two pieces of write word lines  11  causes a magnetic flux to be applied to the TMR element  13  in a concentrated manner, thereby providing the advantage of an easy magnetization reversal of a storage layer of the TMR element  13 . 
     Alternatively, as shown in the layout of  FIG. 4 , the two pieces of write word lines  11   a ,  11   b  may be partially connected together. Preferably, connection parts  11   c  between the two pieces of write word lines  11   a ,  11   b  are located at the opposite ends of the TMR element  13  as shown in  FIG. 4 . Alternatively, the connection parts  11   c  may be overlapped with the TMR element  13 . A modification, in which the connection parts  11   c  for connecting the write word lines  11   a ,  11   b  together are provided at the opposite ends of the TMR element  13  as described above, enables the magnetic field generated in the write word lines to be applied to the TMR element more efficiently. It is to be noted that the number of write word lines  11  is not limited to two, and three or more write word lines  11  may be also employed. 
     As shown in the layout of  FIG. 5 , the through hole  61  may be a through hole having a longer portion in parallel to the write word line  11 . Alternatively, the through hole  61  may be also a through hole that exceeds or projects from the TMR element  13 . A modification of the through hole  61  as described above may increase a contact area between the TMR element  13  and a lower interconnection, such as a contact area between the TMR element  13  and a landing pad (not shown), leading to a reduction in contact resistance. The through hole  61  having a longer axis in a parallel direction to the write word line  11  may be also applied likewise to the modification previously described with reference to  FIG. 4 , in which the plurality of write word lines are provided. Alternatively, the through hole  61  that exceeds or projects from the TMR element  13  may be also applied likewise. 
     A third preferred embodiment of the magnetic memory device of the present invention will be described next with reference to cross-sectional views of  FIG. 6A  and  FIG. 6B . The magnetic memory device of the third preferred embodiment of the invention relates to a modification of the magnetic memory device previously described with reference to  FIG. 1 , and further has a flux concentrator that allows a galvano-magnetic field generated from a write word line to be efficiently concentrated on a storage layer. 
       FIG. 6A  shows a basic configuration of the magnetic memory device of the third preferred embodiment. As shown in  FIG. 6A , a magnetic memory device  3  ( 3   a ) has a write word line  11 , and a bit line  12 . The bit line  12  is located above the write word line  11  and crosses (extends orthogonal to, for instance) the write word line  11 . The magnetic memory device  3  ( 3   a ) further has a tunneling magneto resistance (which will be hereinafter referred to as a TMR) element  13  through an insulator film  47 . The TMR element  13  is located above the write word line  11  within a region, in which the bit line and the write word line cross. The TMR element  13  is connected to the bit line  12 . 
     The write word line  11  has a flux concentrator  51  ( 51   a ) of a high permeability film so as to surround at least the opposite side faces of the write word line  11  and an opposite face of the write word line  11  to a side facing the TMR element  13 . In addition, at least one side (or the opposite sides as shown in  FIG. 6A ) of the flux concentrator  51  on the side face of the write word line  11  projects from the write word line  11  toward the TMR element  13 . Specifically, a side wall portion of the flux concentrator  51  projects toward the TMR element  13  so as to extend along a side face of the TMR element  13  through the insulator film  47 . An end  51 S of the side wall portion of the flux concentrator  51  may be as high as an interface between a storage layer  134  and a cap layer (not shown) of the TMR element  13 , preferably, within a height range of an interface between a tunnel barrier film  133  and the storage layer  134  to an interface between the storage layer  134  and the cap layer  135 . In addition, a distance x between the end  51 S of the flux concentrator  51  and the TMR element  13  needs to be such a distance as to allow a galvano-magnetic flux having been concentrated on the end  51 S of the flux concentrator  51  to reach the storage layer  134  efficiently. The distance x shall be preferably equal to or less than 200 nm, for instance. 
     Examples of high permeability materials used for the flux concentrator  51  include a soft magnetic material whose maximum permeability μ m  is equal to or more than 100, for instance. Specifically, an alloy containing nickel, iron and cobalt, an iron-aluminum (FeAl) alloy, a ferrite alloy and other soft magnetic materials may be used. 
     There is also provided a through hole  61  that extends through the insulator film  47 , the write word line  11 , the flux concentrator  51  and a third insulator film  43  so as to establish a connection between the TMR element  13  and a landing pad  33 . In addition, the through hole  61  has on a side wall thereof a side wall barrier film  62 . The through hole  51  also has therein a contact  63  through the side wall barrier film  62 . The contact  63  is to establish a connection between an anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  (or barrier metal layer (not shown)) of the TMR element  13  and the landing pad  33 . 
     If no electric insulator layer is provided between the write word line  11  and the flux concentrator  51  as shown in  FIG. 6A , the flux concentrator  51  formed with a soft magnetic film having a high specific resistivity is preferably employed in order to prevent a current loss. As shown in  FIGS. 6A and 6B , the side wall portion of the flux concentrator  51  projects from the opposite side faces of the write word line  11  toward the TMR element  13 . Alternatively, the flux concentrator  51  may be a flux concentrator having a side wall portion projecting from one side face of the write word line  11 . 
     A specific configuration of the magnetic memory device  3  with the above basic configuration incorporated therein will be described next with reference to  FIG. 6B . It is to be noted that the specific configuration of the magnetic memory device  3  of the third preferred embodiment is also applicable to the magnetic memory device previously described with reference to  FIG. 1 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 6B , a semiconductor substrate (p-type semiconductor substrate, for instance)  21  has on a surface side thereof a p-type well region (not shown). The p-type well region has a device isolation region  23  that is to isolate a transistor fabrication region, and the device isolation region  23  is formed with STI (Shallow Trench isolation), for instance. The p-type well region also has a field effect transistor  24  for a switching element. The field effect transistor  24  has a gate electrode (word line)  26  through a gate insulator film  25  located on the p-type well region. The field effect transistor  24  also has diffusion layer regions (N +  diffusion layer regions, for instance)  27 ,  28  located in the p-type well region on the opposite sides of the gate electrode  26 . 
     The field effect transistor  24  provides functions as a switching element for reading. The field effect transistor  24  is not limited to n- or p-type field effect transistors, and different switching elements such as diodes and bipolar transistors may be also employed. 
     There is also provided a first insulator film  41  that covers the field effect transistor  24 . The first insulator film  41  has contacts (conductive plugs including a refractory metal such as tungsten, for instance)  29 ,  30  connected to the diffusion layer regions  27 ,  28 . The first insulator film  41  also has thereon a sense line  15  connected to the contact  29 , a landing pad (first landing pad)  31  connected to the contact  30  and others. 
     The first insulator film  41  also has thereon a second insulator film  42  that covers the sense line  15 , the first landing pad  31  and others. The second insulator film  42  has a contact (conductive plug including a refractory metal such as tungsten, for instance)  32  connected to the first landing pad  31 . The second insulator film  42  also has thereon a landing pad (second landing pad)  33  connected to the contact  32 . 
     The second insulator film  42  also has thereon a third insulator film  43  that covers the second landing pad  33  and others. The third insulator film  43  has thereon a write word line  11  located so as pass above the second landing pad  33 . 
     The write word line  11  has a flux concentrator  51  of the same configuration as previously described with reference to  FIG. 6A  so as to surround at least the opposite side faces of the write word line  11  and the opposite face thereof to a side facing a tunneling magneto resistance (which will be hereinafter referred to as a TMR) element  13 . In addition, at least one side (or the opposite sides as shown in  FIG. 6B ) of the flux concentrator  51  on the side face of the write word line  11  projects from the write word line  11  toward the TMR element  13 , as will be described later in detail. 
     In  FIG. 6B , a side wall portion of the flux concentrator  51  projects toward the TMR element  13  so as to extend along the side face of the TMR element  13  through a fourth insulator film  44  and a part of a fifth insulator film  45 . An end  51 S of the side wall portion of the flux concentrator  51  is substantially as high as a storage layer  134  of the TMR element  13 , for instance. In addition, a distance between the end  51 S of the flux concentrator  51  and the TMR element  13  needs to be such a distance as to allow a galvano-magnetic flux having been concentrated on the end  51 S of the flux concentrator  51  to efficiently reach the storage layer  134 . The distance shall be preferably equal to or less than 200 nm, for instance. 
     Examples of high permeability materials used for the flux concentrator  51  include a soft magnetic material whose maximum permeability μ m  is equal to or more than 100, for instance. Specifically, an alloy containing nickel, iron and cobalt, an iron-aluminum (FeAl) alloy, a ferrite alloy and other soft magnetic materials may be used. 
     The third insulator film  43  also has thereon the fourth insulator film  44  that covers the write word line  11 , the flux concentrator  51 , the second landing pad  33  and others. The fourth insulator film  44  and the third insulator film  43  have a through hole  61  that extends to the second landing pad  33  through the write word line  11  and the flux concentrator  51 . 
     The through hole  61  has therein a contact  63  through a side wall barrier film  52 . The contact  63  is formed with a conductive plug including a refractory metal such as tungsten, for instance. Thus, the write word line  11  and the flux concentrator  51  are electrically insulated from the contact  63  with the side wall barrier film  62 . 
     The fourth insulator film  44  also has thereon a barrier layer  130 , which has on an upper surface thereof an anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  located above the write word line  11 . The anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  has thereon a multi-layered structure composed of a fixed magnetization layer  132  including a ferromagnetic material, a tunnel barrier layer  133  and a storage layer  134  that yields a relatively easy spinning of magnetization. The multi-layered structure has thereon a cap layer  135 . A multi-layered film ranging from the anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  to the cap layer  135  provides an information storage element (which will be hereinafter referred to as a TMR) element  13 . Further, the cap layer  135  has thereon an electrode layer  136  connected to a bit line  12  forming a second interconnection. 
     The fourth insulator film  44  has also thereon a fifth insulator film  45  that covers the TMR element  13  and others. A surface of the fifth insulator film  45  is subjected to planarization, thereby allowing a surface of the electrode layer  136  to be exposed to the outside through the surface of the fifth insulator film  45 . The fifth insulator film  45  has thereon a bit line  12  that is in contact with an upper surface of the electrode layer  136 . The bit line  12  is located on the write word line  11  and crosses (or extends orthogonal to, for instance) the write word line  11  in a grade-separated manner with the TMR element  13  interposed therebetween. 
     The fixed magnetization layer  132  and the storage layer  134  of the TMR element  13  may be of a single-layer structure of a ferromagnetic layer. Alternatively, a multi-layered structure may be also employed, in which two or more ferromagnetic layers are stacked with a conductive layer including ruthenium, copper, chromium, gold and silver and the like interposed therebetween. Alternatively, a substrate of the anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  may be covered with a substrate conductive layer (not shown) that is to connect the anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  with a switching element connected to the TMR element in series. Alternatively, the anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  may have the function of the substrate conductive layer. 
     The components of the above magnetic memory device  3  are the same as the magnetic memory device  1  previously described with reference to  FIG. 1 , except for the flux concentrator  51 . 
     Results of measurement by simulation on a distribution of a galvano-magnetic field generated from the write word line  11  of the magnetic memory device  3  having the above configuration will be described next with reference to  FIG. 7 . In  FIG. 7 , there are shown the write word line  11 , the bit line  12 , the TMR element  13  and the flux concentrator  51  in a simplified form. In the simulation, it was assumed that the end  51 S of the side wall portion of the flux concentrator  51  on the side face of the write word line  11  has a thickness of 0.21 μm, and an interval d of the end  51 S between the opposite side faces of the write word line  11  is 0.59 μm. In  FIG. 7 , the galvano-magnetic field is indicated by arrows, each arrow has a length representing how intensive the galvano-magnetic field is, and a direction of each arrow represents a direction of the galvano-magnetic field. 
     As shown in  FIG. 7 , on the distribution of the galvano-magnetic field, the above magnetic memory device  3  proves to be effective in allowing the galvano-magnetic field generated from the write word line  11  to be concentrated on the storage layer  134  of the TMR element  13  (See  FIGS. 6A and 6B ) efficiently through a transfer to the flux concentrator  51  through the end  51 S thereof. 
     A fourth preferred embodiment of the magnetic memory device according to the present invention will be described next with reference to  FIG. 8  showing a cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration of the fourth preferred embodiment. The magnetic memory device of the fourth preferred embodiment relates to a modification of the magnetic memory device  3  previously described with reference to  FIGS. 6A and 6B , and is configured to allow a galvano-magnetic field generated from a write word line to be concentrated on a storage layer more efficiently. In  FIG. 8 , for purposes of simplification, there is shown no components such as an insulator film, a through hole, a side wall barrier film and a contact other than a relation among a write word line, a bit line, a TMR element and a flux concentrator. In  FIG. 8 , the galvano-magnetic field is indicated by arrows, each arrow has a length representing how intensive the galvano-magnetic field is, and a direction of each arrow represents a direction of the galvano-magnetic field. 
     As shown in  FIG. 8 , a magnetic memory device  3 ( 3   b ) has the following configuration. Specifically, the magnetic memory device  3  has a write word line  11  and a bit line  12 . The bit line  12  is located above the write word line  11  and crosses the write word line  11  in a grade-separated manner. The magnetic memory device  3  also has a TMR element  13  located above the write word line  11  within a region in which the write word line  11  and the bit line  12  cross. An upper surface of the TMR element  13  is connected to the bit line  12 . The write word line  11  has a flux concentrator  51  including a high permeability film so as to surround the opposite side faces of the write word line  11  and an opposite face of the write word line  11  to a side facing the TMR element  13 . In addition, at least one side of the flux concentrator  55  on the side face of the write word line  11  projects from the write word line  11  toward the TMR element  13 . The flux concentrator  51  also has an end  55 S having an expanded portion  55  at extending in a thickness direction of the end  55 S. In the fourth preferred embodiment, it was assumed that the end  55 S including the expanded portion  55  at has a thickness of 0.328 μm, and an interval dt between inner side parts of the expanded portion  55  at of the end  55 S is 0.472 μm, for instance. 
     In the configuration shown in  FIG. 8 , the flux concentrator  55  has the expanded portion  55  at on the opposite sides of the end  55 S. Alternatively, the flux concentrator  55  may be a flux concentrator having an expanded portion on one side of the end  55 S. As shown in  FIG. 8 , the side wall portion of the flux concentrator  55  projects from the opposite side faces of the write word line  11  toward the TMR element  13 . Alternatively, the flux concentrator  55  may be a flux concentrator having a side wall portion projecting from one side face of the write word line  11 . 
     A basic configuration of the magnetic memory device of the fourth preferred embodiment may be replaced with that of the magnetic memory device of the above third preferred embodiment, and is therefore acceptable to the configuration of the magnetic memory device previously described with reference to  FIG. 6B . 
     The flux concentrator  55  having the configuration in the fourth preferred embodiment may reduce a leakage of the galvano-magnetic flux as compared with the flux concentrator  51  of the above third preferred embodiment, thereby allowing the galvano-magnetic field generated from the write word line  11  to be concentrated on the storage layer  134  of the TMR element  13  more efficiently as compared with the flux concentrator  51  of the above third preferred embodiment. 
     A galvano-magnetic field distribution of a write word line of a MRAM cell of a conventional structure and that of a periphery of the write word line in a configuration having a through hole extending through the write word line will be described next with reference to  FIG. 9  as a comparative example 1. In  FIG. 9 , the galvano-magnetic field is indicated by arrows, each arrow has a length representing how intensive the galvano-magnetic field is, and a direction of each arrow represents a direction of the galvano-magnetic field. In  FIG. 9 , for simplification purposes, there is shown no components such as an insulator film, a through hole, a side wall barrier film and a contact other than a relation among the write word line, a bit line, a TMR element and a flux concentrator. 
     As shown in  FIG. 9 , a magnetic memory device of the comparative example 1 has a write word line  11  and a bit line  12 . The bit line  12  is located above the write word line  11  and crosses the write word line  11  in a grade-separated manner. This magnetic memory device also has a TMR element  13  having a size of 0.4 μm×0.8 μm, for instance, within a region in which the write word line  11  and the bit line  12  cross. Specifically, the TMR element  13  is located on the write word line  11  through an insulator film  48  having a thickness of 300 nm, and an upper surface of the TMR element  13  is connected to the bit line  12 . 
     The galvano-magnetic field generated by applying a current to the write word line  11  was measured by simulation.  FIG. 9  shows a result with the galvano-magnetic field distributed so as to surround the write word line  11 . Thus, the comparative example 1 proves to be ineffective in allowing the galvano-magnetic field generated from the write word line  11  to be concentrated on the TMR element  13 , unlike the above preferred embodiment having the flux concentrator  51  or  55 . In addition, the galvano-magnetic field induced by the current applied to the write word line  11  rapidly decreases with increasing distance between the TMR element  13  and the write word line  11 . 
     A galvano-magnetic field distribution of a write word line of the same MRAM cell as having been described in a specification of U.S. Pat. No. 5,940,319 and that of a periphery of the write word line in a configuration having a through hole extending through the write word line will be described next with reference to  FIG. 10 , as a comparative example 2. In  FIG. 10 , the galvano-magnetic field is indicated by arrows, each arrow has a length representing how intensive the galvano-magnetic field is, and a direction of each arrow represents a direction of the galvano-magnetic field. In  FIG. 10 , for simplification purposes, there is shown no components such as an insulator film, a through hole, a side wall barrier film and a contact other than a relation among a write word line, a TMR element and a flux concentrator. 
     As shown in  FIG. 10 , a magnetic memory device of the comparative example 2 has a write word line  11  and a bit line  12 . The bit line  12  is located above the write word line  11  and crosses the write word line  11  in a grade-separated manner. This magnetic memory device also has a TMR element  13  located above the write word line  11  within a region in which the write word line  11  and the bit line  12  cross, and an upper surface of the TMR element  13  is connected to the bit line  12 . The write word line  11  has a flux concentrator  57  formed with a soft magnetic film so as to surround the write word line  11 , except for one side facing the TMR element  13 . An end  57 S of a side wall portion of the flux concentrator  57  on the side face of the write word line  11  is as high as a TMR element  13 -side face of the write word line  11 . In other words, the side wall portion of the flux concentrator  57  is not projecting from the write word line  11  toward the TMR element  13 . 
     The galvano-magnetic field generated from the write word line  11  was measured by simulation with respect to the comparative example 2 having the above configuration. In the simulation of the comparative example 2, it was assumed that the end  57 S of the side wall portion of the flux concentrator  57  on the side face of the write word line  11  has a thickness t of 0.21 μm, and an interval d of the end  57 S of the flux concentrator  57  is 0.59 μm. 
     The result was that the galvano-magnetic field generated from the write word line  11  is transferred with the flux concentrator  57  to the end  57 S thereof, and is peaked at the end  57 S of the flux concentrator  57  between the opposite side faces of the write word line  11 . However, it was proved that no satisfactory transfer of the galvano-magnetic flux to the TMR element  13  occurs because of a large distance between the end  57 S of the flux concentrator  57  and the TMR element  13 . 
     The way a bit line current required for magnetization reversal in an array in a parallel direction to a magnetization orientation is dependent on a write word line current will be described next with reference to  FIG. 11 , as to the third and fourth preferred embodiments and the comparative examples 1 and 2.  FIG. 11  shows a relation between a current that applies an easy axis magnetic field and a current that applies a hard axis magnetic field. 
     As shown in  FIG. 11 , the third and fourth preferred embodiments of the present invention prove to be effective in largely improving the relation between the current that applies the easy axis magnetic field and the current that applies the hard axis magnetic field as compared with the comparative examples 1 and 2. Specifically, according to the third and fourth preferred embodiments, the current that applies the easy axis magnetic field decreases with increasing absolute value of the current that applies the hard axis magnetic field as compared with the comparative examples 1 and 2. 
     A fifth preferred embodiment of the magnetic memory device according to the present invention will be described next with reference of  FIG. 12  showing a cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration of the fifth preferred embodiment. In  FIG. 12 , for simplification purposes, there is shown no components other than essential components such as a write word line, a TMR element, a flux concentrator, a landing pad, a through hole, a contact and a part of insulator films according to the fifth preferred embodiment of the magnetic memory device. In addition, similar components to those of the magnetic memory device  3  of the above third preferred embodiment are designated by similar reference numerals. 
     As shown in  FIG. 12 , a magnetic memory device  3  ( 3   c ) of the fifth preferred embodiment relates to a modification of the magnetic memory device having the flux concentrator  51  previously described with reference to  FIG. 6A , and further has a high permeability film  71  on an opposite face of a write word line  11  to a side facing a TMR element  13 . Specifically, a flux concentrator of the magnetic memory device  3  of the fifth preferred embodiment is a flux concentrator  51 ( 51   c ) configured inclusively of the high permeability film  71 . In addition, at least one side of the flux concentrator  51  on the side face of the write word line  11  projects from the high permeability film  71  on a TMR element  13 -side face of the write word line  11  toward the TMR element  13  in a similar manner as the magnetic memory device  3   a  in the above third preferred embodiment. Specifically, an end  51 S of a side wall portion of the flux concentrator  51  may be as high as an interface between a storage layer  134  and a cap layer  135  of the TMR element  13  through the side face of the TMR element  13  and an insulator film  47 , preferably within a height range of an interface between a tunnel barrier layer  133  and the storage layer  134  to an interface between the storage layer  134  and the cap layer  135 , for instance. 
     In addition, a distance between the end  51 S of the flux concentrator  51  and the TMR element  13  needs to be such a distance as to allow a galvano-magnetic flux having been concentrated on the end  51 S of the flux concentrator  51  to reach the storage layer  134  efficiently. For instance, the distance shall be equal to or less than 200 nm, preferably, equal to or less than 100 nm. 
     There is also provided a through hole  61  that extends through the insulator film  47 , the high permeability film  71 , the write word line  11 , the flux concentrator  51  and a third insulator film  43  so as to establish a connection between the TMR element  13  and a landing pad  33 . The through hole  61  has on a side wall thereof a side wall barrier film  62 . The through hole  61  also has therein a contact  63  through the side wall barrier film  62 . The contact  63  is to establish a connection between an anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  (or barrier metal layer (not shown)) of the TMR element  13  and the landing pad  33 . 
     A basic configuration of the magnetic memory device of the fifth preferred embodiment may be replaced with that of the magnetic memory device of the above third preferred embodiment and is therefore acceptable to the configuration of the magnetic memory device previously described with reference to  FIG. 6B . 
     A sixth preferred embodiment of the magnetic memory device of the present invention will be described next with reference to  FIG. 13  showing a cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration of the sixth preferred embodiment. In  FIG. 13 , for simplification purposes, there as shown no components other than essential components such as a write word line, a TMR element, a flux concentrator, a landing pad, a through hole, a contact and a part of insulator films according to the sixth preferred embodiment of the magnetic memory device. In addition, similar components to those of the magnetic memory device  3  of the above third preferred embodiment are designated by similar reference numerals. 
     As shown in  FIG. 13 , a magnetic memory device  3  ( 3   d ) of the sixth preferred embodiment relates to a modification of the magnetic memory device  3 ( c ) previously described with reference to  FIG. 6A , and further has an insulator film  81  between the bottom and side faces of a write word line  11  and a flux concentrator  51  ( 51   d ) including a high permeability film. In the magnetic memory device  3  of the sixth preferred embodiment, one side (or the opposite sides as shown in  FIG. 13 ) of the flux concentrator  51  on the side face of the write word line  11  is also projecting from the write word line  11  toward the TMR element  13 . Specifically, an end  51 S of a side wall portion of the flux concentrator  51  may be as high as an interface between a storage layer  134  and a cap layer  135  of the TMR element  13 , preferably within a height range of an interface between a tunnel barrier film  133  and the storage layer  134  to an interface between the storage layer  134  and the cap layer  135 , for instance. 
     In addition, a distance between the end  51 S of the flux concentrator  51  and the TMR element  13  needs to be such a distance as to allow a galvano-magnetic flux having been concentrated on the end  51 S of the flux concentrator to reach the storage layer  134  efficiently. For instance, the distance shall be equal to or less than 200 nm, preferably, equal to or less than 100 nm. 
     There is also provided a through hole  61  that extends through the insulator film  47 , the write word line  11 , the insulator film  81 , the flux concentrator  61  and a third insulator film  43  so as to establish a connection between the TMR element  13  and a landing pad  33 . The through hole  61  has on a side wall thereof a side wall barrier film  62 . The through hole  61  also has therein a contact  63  through the side wall barrier film  62 . The contact  63  is to establish a connection between an anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  (or barrier metal layer (not shown)) and the landing pad  33 . 
     A basic configuration of the magnetic memory device of the sixth preferred embodiment may be replaced with that of the magnetic memory device of the above third preferred embodiment and is therefore acceptable to the configuration of the magnetic memory device previously described with reference to  FIG. 6B . 
     A seventh preferred embodiment of the magnetic memory device of the present invention will be described next with reference to  FIG. 14  showing a cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration of the seventh preferred embodiment. In  FIG. 14 , for simplification purposes, there is shown no components other than essential components such as a write word line, a TMR element, a flux concentrator, a landing pad, a through hole, a contact and a part of insulator films according to the seventh preferred embodiment of the magnetic memory device. In addition, similar components to those of the magnetic memory device  3  of the above third preferred embodiment are designated by similar reference numerals. 
     As shown in  FIG. 14 , a magnetic memory device  3  ( 3   a ) of the seventh preferred embodiment relates to a modification of the magnetic memory device  3  ( 3   d ) previously described with reference to  FIG. 13 , and further has an insulator film  82  around the write word line  11  such that a flux concentrator  51  ( 51   e ) of a high permeability film is provided through the insulator film  82 . In the magnetic memory device  3  of the seventh preferred embodiment in  FIG. 14 , at least one side (or the opposite sides as shown in  FIG. 14 ) of the flux concentrator  51  on the side face of the write word line  11  is also projecting from the high permeability film  71  on the write word line  11  through the insulator film  82  toward the TMR element  13 . Specifically, an end  51 S of a side wall portion of the flux concentrator  51  may be as high as an interface between a storage layer  134  and a cap layer  135  of the TMR element  13  through the side face of the TMR element  13  and an insulator film  47 , preferably within a height range of an interface between a tunnel barrier film  133  and the storage layer  134  to an interface between the storage layer  134  and the cap layer  135 , for instance. 
     In addition, a distance between the end  51 S of the flux concentrator  51  and the TMR element  13  needs to be such a distance as to allow a galvano-magnetic flux having been concentrated on the end  51 S of the flux concentrator  51  to efficiently reach the storage layer  134 . For instance, the distance shall be equal to or less than 200 nm, preferably, equal to or less than 100 nm. 
     In other words, the flux concentrator  51   e  of the high permeability film in the seventh preferred embodiment relates to a modification of the flux concentrator  51   d  in the sixth preferred embodiment previously described with reference to  FIG. 13 , and further has the high permeability film on a TMR element  13 -side face of the write word line  11  through an insulator film. Specifically, the flux concentrator  51   e  of the high permeability film is a flux concentrator that is surrounding the write word line  11  through the insulator film  82 . In the magnetic memory device  3  of the seventh preferred embodiment, at least one side (or the opposite sides as shown in  FIG. 14 ) of the flux concentrator  51  on the side face of the write word line  11  is also projecting from the write word line  11  toward the TMR element  13 . 
     There is also provided a through hole  61  that extends through the insulator film  47 , the high permeability film  71 , the insulator film  82  on one side, the write word line  11 , the insulator film  82  on the other side, the flux concentrator  51  and a third insulator film  43  so as to establish a connection between the TMR element  13  and a landing pad  33 . The through hole  61  has on a side wall thereof a side wall barrier film  62 . The through hole  61  also has therein a contact  63  through the side wall barrier film  62 . The contact  63  is to establish a connection between an anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  (or barrier metal layer (not shown)) of the TMR element  13  and the landing pad  33 . 
     A basic configuration of the magnetic memory device of the seventh preferred embodiment may be replaced with that of the magnetic memory device of the above third preferred embodiment and is therefore acceptable to the configuration of the magnetic memory device previously described with reference to  FIG. 6B . 
     In the above magnetic memory device  3  ( 3   a  to  3   e ), at least the opposite side faces of the write word line  11  and the opposite face of the write word line  11  to the side facing the TMR element  13  are surrounded with the flux concentrator  51  including the high permeability film. In addition, at least one side of the flux concentrator  51  of the high permeability film on the side face of the write word line  11  projects from the write word line  11  toward the TMR element  13  up to an extent that the end  51 S of a side wall portion of the flux concentrator  51  is as high as the storage layer  134 . Thus, the galvano-magnetic field generated from the write word line  11  is transferred up to the end  51 S of the flux concentrator  51  and is peaked at the end  51 S between the opposite side faces of the write word line  11 . Accordingly, the galvano-magnetic field may be concentrated on the storage layer  134  of the TMR element  13  efficiently. Thus, it is possible to reduce current required for writing, thus reducing current consumption and also increasing lifetime of the write word line  11  against electromigration. In addition, there is less drive current required, which reduces an area of a current drive circuit, thereby providing an increased integration level. Further, as leakage of magnetic field is also reduced, interference with adjacent cells is reduced. 
     An eighth preferred embodiment of the magnetic memory device of the present invention will be described next with reference to  FIG. 15  showing a cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration of the eighth preferred embodiment. In  FIG. 15 , for purposes of simplification, there is shown no components other than essential components such as a write word line, a TMR element, a flux concentrator, a landing pad, a through hole, a contact and a part of insulator films according to the eighth preferred embodiment of the magnetic memory device. In addition, similar components to those of the magnetic memory device  3  of the above third preferred embodiment are designated by similar reference numerals. 
     As shown in  FIG. 15 , a magnetic memory device  4  has a flux concentrator  53  of a high permeability film on a write word line  11  through an insulator film  85 , and a TMR element  13  on the flux concentrator  53  through an insulator film  86 . 
     A side wall portion of the flux concentrator  53  extends toward a side wall of the TMR element  13  through the insulator film  86 . An end  53 S of the side wall portion of the flux concentrator  53  may be as high as an interface between a storage layer  134  and a cap layer  135  of the TMR element  13 , preferably within a height range of an interface between a tunnel barrier film  133  and the storage layer  134  to an interface between the storage layer  134  and the cap layer  133 , for instance. In addition, a distance x between the end  53 S of the flux concentrator  53  and the TMR element  13  needs to be such a distance as to allow a galvano-magnetic flux having been concentrated on the end  53 S of the flux concentrator  53  to efficiently reach the storage layer  134 . For instance, the distance x shall be equal to or less than 200 nm, preferably, equal to or less than 100 nm. 
     Examples of high permeability materials used for the flux concentrator  53  include a soft magnetic material whose maximum permeability μ m  is equal to or more than 100, for instance. Specifically, an alloy containing nickel, iron and cobalt, an iron-aluminum (FeAl) alloy, a ferrite alloy or other soft magnetic materials may be used. 
     There is also provided a through hole  61  that extends through the insulator film  86 , the flux concentrator  53 , the insulator film  85 , the write word line  11  and a third insulator film  43  so as to establish a connection between the TMR element  13  and a landing pad  33 . The through hole  61  has on a side wall thereof a side wall barrier film  62 . The through hole  61  also has therein a contact  63  through the side wall barrier film  62 . The contact  63  is to establish a connection between an anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  (or barrier layer (not shown)) of the TMR element  13  and the landing pad  33 . 
     Other components of the magnetic memory device  4  are the same as previously described with reference to  FIG. 6 . It does not matter if the magnetic memory device  4  has no flux concentrator  51  previously described with reference to  FIG. 6 . However, the flux concentrator  51  is useful in allowing a galvano-magnetic field to be concentrated on the TMR element  13  more efficiently, so that the magnetic memory device  4  having the flux concentrator  51  together with the flux concentrator  53  is preferably employed. A configuration of a magnetic memory device having both the flux concentrators  51  and  53  will be described later in detail. Alternatively, in the magnetic memory device as previously described with reference to  FIG. 15 , the flux concentrator  53  may be in contact with an upper surface of the write word line  11 . 
     The above magnetic memory device  4  has the flux concentrator  53  of the high permeability film so as to be located between the write word line  11  and the TMR element  13  while extending along the side face of the TMR element  13  through the insulator film  85 . Thus, the galvano-magnetic field generated from the write word line  11  may be efficiently concentrated on the storage layer  134  of the TMR element  13  with the flux concentrator  53  on the lower side of the side face of the TMR element  13 . Thus, it is possible to reduce current required for writing, thus reducing current consumption and also increasing lifetime of the write word line  11  against electromigration. In addition, there is less drive current required, which reduces an area of a current drive circuit, thereby providing an increased integration level. Furthermore, as leakage of magnetic field is also reduced, interference with adjacent cells is reduced. 
     A basic configuration of the magnetic memory device of the eighth preferred embodiment may be replaced with that of the magnetic memory device of the above third preferred embodiment and is therefore acceptable to the configuration of the magnetic memory device previously described with reference to  FIG. 6B . 
     A ninth preferred embodiment of the magnetic memory device according to the present invention will be described next with reference to  FIG. 16  showing a cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration of the ninth preferred embodiment. In  FIG. 16 , for simplification purposes, there is shown no components other than essential components such as a write word line, a TMR element, first and second flux concentrators, a landing pad, a through hole, a contact and a part of insulator films according to the ninth preferred embodiment of the magnetic memory device. In addition, similar components to those of the magnetic memory device  3  of the above third preferred embodiment are designated by similar reference numerals. 
     A basic configuration of a magnetic memory device  5 ( 5   a ) of the ninth preferred embodiment relates to a combination of the configuration shown in  FIG. 10  with that shown in  FIG. 15 . Specifically, as shown in  FIG. 16 , the magnetic memory device  5 ( 5   a ) of the ninth preferred embodiment has a flux concentrator (first flux concentrator)  57  of a high permeability film so as to surround the opposite side faces of a write word line  11  and an opposite face of the write word line  11  to a side facing a TMR element  13  provided on the write word line  11  through insulator films  85 ,  86 . A side wall portion (portion along a side wall of the write word line  11 ) of the flux concentrator  57  extends up to a level as high as an upper face (TMR element  13 -side face) of the write word line  11 . 
     The magnetic memory device  5  of the ninth preferred embodiment further has the same flux concentrator (second flux concentrator)  53  as previously described with reference to  FIG. 15  so as to be located between the write word line  11  and the TMR element  13 . A side wall portion of the flux concentrator  53  on the opposite sides of the TMR element  13  extends up to the vicinity of the side wall of the TMR element  13  through the insulator film  86 . An end  53 S of the side wall portion of the flux concentrator  53  may be as high as an interface between a storage layer  134  and a cap layer  133  of the TMR element  13 , preferably within a height range of an interface between a tunnel barrier film  133  and the storage layer  134  to an interface between the storage layer  134  and the cap layer  133 , for instance. In addition, a distance x between the end  53 S of the flux concentrator  53  and the TMR element  13  needs to be such a distance as to allow a galvano-magnetic flux having been concentrated on the end  53 S of the flux concentrator  53  to reach efficiently the storage layer  134  efficiently. The distance x shall be equal to or less than 200 nm, preferably, equal to or less than 100 nm, for instance. 
     Examples of high permeability materials used for the flux concentrators  53 ,  57  include a soft magnetic material whose maximum permeability μm is equal to or more than 100, for instance. Specifically, an alloy containing nickel, iron and cobalt, an iron-aluminum (FeAl) alloy, a ferrite alloy or other soft magnetic materials may be used. 
     There is also provided a through hole  61  that extends through the insulator film  86 , the flux concentrator  53 , the insulator film  85 , the write word line  11 , the flux concentrator  57  and a third insulator film  43  so as to establish a connection between the TMR element  13  and a landing pad  33 . The through hole  61  has on a side wall thereof a side wall barrier film  62 . The through hole  61  also has therein a contact  63  through the side wall barrier film  62 . The contact  63  is to establish a connection between an anti-ferromagnetic layer (or barrier metal layer (not shown)) of the TMR element  13  and the landing pad  33 . 
     A tenth preferred embodiment of the magnetic memory device according to the present invention will be described next with reference to  FIG. 17  showing a cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration of the tenth preferred embodiment. In  FIG. 17 , for simplification purposes, there is shown no components other than essential components such as a write word line, a TMR element, first and second flux concentrators, a landing pad, a through hole, a contact and a part of insulator films according to the tenth preferred embodiment of the magnetic memory device. In addition, similar components to those of the magnetic memory device  3  of the above third preferred embodiment are designated by similar reference numerals. 
     As shown in  FIG. 17 , a magnetic memory device  5 ( 5   b ) of the tenth preferred embodiment relates to a modification of the magnetic memory device  5   a  previously described with reference to  FIG. 16 , and further has an insulator film  81  between a flux concentrator (first flux concentrator)  57  and a write word line  11 . Other configurations of the magnetic memory device  5  of the tenth preferred embodiment are similar to as previously described with reference to  FIG. 16 . 
     Thus, a through hole  61  that is to establish a connection between a TMR element  13  and a landing pad  33  is provided so as to extend through an insulator film  86 , a flux concentrator  53 , an insulator film  85 , the write word line  11 , the insulator film  81 , the flux concentrator  57  and a third insulator film  43 . The through hole  61  has on a side wall thereof a side wall barrier film  62 . The through hole  61  also has therein a contact  63  through the side wall barrier film  61 . The contact  63  is to establish a connection between an anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  (or barrier metal layer (not shown)) of the TMR element  13  and the landing pad  33 . 
     An eleventh preferred embodiment of the magnetic memory device according to the present invention will be described next with reference to  FIG. 18  showing a cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration of the eleventh preferred embodiment. In  FIG. 18 , for simplification purposes, there are shown no components other than essential components such as a write word line, a TMR element, first and second flux concentrators, a landing pad, a through hole, a contact and a part of insulator films according to the eleventh preferred embodiment of the magnetic memory device. In addition, similar components to those of the magnetic memory device  3  of the above third preferred embodiment are designated by similar reference numerals. 
     As shown in  FIG. 18 , a magnetic memory device  5  ( 5   c ) of the eleventh preferred embodiment relates to a magnetic memory device having the same flux concentrator (first flux concentrator)  51  as previously described with reference to  FIG. 6A  so as to surround a bottom side and the opposite side faces of the write word line  11 , together with the same flux concentrator (second flux concentrator)  53  as previously described with reference to  FIG. 15  so as to be located between the write word line  11  and the TMR element  13 . The flux concentrator  53  and an end  51 S of a side wall portion of the flux concentrator  51  are spaced apart through an insulator film  85 . 
     Thus, a through hole  61  that is to establish a connection between the TMR element  13  and a landing pad  33  is provided so as to extend through an insulator film  86 , the flux concentrator  53 , the insulator film  85 , the write word line  11 , the flux concentrator  51  and a third insulator film  43 . The through hole  51  has on a side wall thereof a side wall barrier film  62 . The through hole  61  also has therein a contact  63  through the side wall barrier film  62 . The contact  63  is to establish a connection between an anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  (or barrier metal layer (not shown)) of the TMR element  13  and the landing pad  33 . 
     Alternatively, it does not matter if the end  51 S of a side wall portion of the flux concentrator  51  is in contact with the flux concentrator  53 , although not shown. 
     A twelfth preferred embodiment of the magnetic memory device according to the present invention will be described next with reference to  FIG. 19  showing a cross-sectional view of a schematic configuration thereof. In  FIG. 19 , for simplification purposes, there is shown no components other than essential components such as a write word line, a TMR element, first and second flux concentrators, a landing pad, a through hole, a contact and a part of insulator films according to the twelfth preferred embodiment of the magnetic memory device. In addition, similar components to those of the magnetic memory device  3  of the above third preferred embodiment are designated by similar reference numerals. 
     As shown in  FIG. 19 , a magnetic memory device  5  ( 5   d ) of the twelfth preferred embodiment relates to a magnetic memory device having the same flux concentrator (first flux concentrator)  51  as previously described with reference to  FIG. 13  so as to surround a bottom side and the opposite side faces of a write word line  11  through an insulator film  81 , together with the same flux concentrator (second flux concentrator)  53  as previously described with reference to  FIG. 15  so as to be located between the write word line  11  and a TMR element  13 . The flux concentrator  53  and an end  51 S of a side wall portion of the flux concentrator  51  are spaced apart through an insulator film  85 . 
     Thus, a through hole  61  that is to establish a connection between the TMR element  13  and a landing pad  33  is provided so as to extend through an insulator film  86 , the flux concentrator  53 , the insulator film  85 , the write word line  11 , the insulator film  81 , the flux concentrator  51  and a third insulator film  43 . The through hole  61  has on a side wall thereof a side wall barrier film  62 . The through hole  61  also has therein a contact  63  through the side wall barrier film  62 . The contact  63  is to establish a connection between an anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  (or barrier metal layer (not shown)) of the TMR element  13  and the landing pad  33 . 
     Alternatively, it does not matter if the end  51 S of the side wall portion of the flux concentrator  51  is in contact with the flux concentrator  53 , although not shown. 
     A basic configuration of the magnetic memory device of each of the ninth to the twelfth preferred embodiments may be replaced with that of the magnetic memory device of the above third preferred embodiment and is therefore acceptable to the configuration of the magnetic memory device previously descried with reference to  FIG. 6B . 
     The magnetic memory device  5 ( 5   a  to  5   d ) has the flux concentrator (first flux concentrator)  51  or the flux concentrator (first flux concentrator)  57  of the high permeability film so as to surround the opposite side faces of the write word line  11  and the opposite face of the write word line  11  to the side facing the TMR element  13 , together with the flux concentrator (second flux concentrator)  53  of the high permeability film so as to be located between the write word line  11  and the TMR element  13  while extending along the side face of the TMR element  13  through the insulator film  86 . In addition, the end  53 S of the flux concentrator  53  is as high as the storage layer  134 . Thus, the galvano-magnetic field generated from the write word line  11  is concentrated on the storage layer  134  of the TMR element  13  efficiently through a transfer from the flux concentrator  51  or  57  to the flux concentrator  53 . Accordingly, it is possible to reduce current required for writing, thus reducing current consumption and also increasing lifetime of the write word line  11  against electromigration. Further, there is less drive current required, which reduces an area of a current drive circuit, thereby providing an increased integration level. Furthermore, as leakage of magnetic field is also reduced, interference with adjacent cells is reduced. 
     Alternatively, the magnetic memory device having the configuration as previously described in each of the third to the twelfth preferred embodiments may employ a plurality of write word lines as previously described in the second preferred embodiment. The magnetic memory device of the third to the twelfth preferred embodiments employing the plurality of write word lines may produce the functions and effects including those of the second preferred embodiment. 
     A first preferred embodiment of a first method for manufacturing a magnetic memory device according a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described next with reference to  FIG. 20A  to  FIG. 22C  of cross-sectional views showing steps of the first preferred embodiment. In  FIG. 20A  to  FIG. 22C , there is shown a MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element (of 1T1J structure). 
     As shown in  FIG. 20A , a device isolation region  23  is formed on a semiconductor substrate  21  with STI (Shallow Trench Isolation) by using a typical trench etching technology. Next, a field effect transistor  24  forming a switching element is formed on the semiconductor substrate  21  by using a typical technology for field effect transistor fabrication. Alternatively, two field effect transistors  24  for switching elements may also be employed, as shown in  FIG. 1 . In the configuration shown in  FIG. 1 , two field effect transistors that share a single diffusion layer  27  are formed. It is to be noted that a magnetic memory device employing the two field effect transistors for the switching elements like the first preferred embodiment of the magnetic memory device previously described with reference to  FIG. 1  is also obtainable using the following manufacturing method. 
     Next, a first insulator film  41  that covers the MOS transistor  24  is formed. Thereafter, a surface of the first insulator film  41  is subjected to planarization by polishing with a CMP (Chemical Mechanical Polishing) process, for instance. Subsequently, a contact hole is opened so as to reach each of the diffusion layers  27 ,  28  by using a typical lithography technology and a typical etching technology. Then, contacts  29 ,  30  including tungsten plugs are formed in the contact holes respectively by using a typical technology for tungsten plug fabrication, for instance. Subsequently, a conductive film is formed on the first insulator film  41 , and then etched using the typical lithography technology and the typical etching technology, and a sense line connected to the contact  29  and a first landing pad  31  connected to the contact  30  are formed. Alternatively, a typical trench etching technology may be also applied to form the sense line  15 , the first landing pad  31  and others. 
     Next, a second insulator film  42  that covers the sense line  15 , the first landing pad  31  and others is formed. Thereafter, a surface of the second insulator film  42  is subjected to planarization by polishing through the CMP process, for instance. Subsequently, a contact hole is opened so as to reach the first landing pad  31  by using the typical lithography technology and the typical etching technology. Then, a contact  32  including a tungsten plug is formed in each contact hole by using the typical technology for tungsten plug fabrication, for instance. Subsequently, a conductive film is formed on the second insulator film  42  and then etched using the typical lithography technology and the typical etching technology, and a second landing pad  33  connected to the contact  32  is formed. Alternatively, the typical trench etching technology may be also applied to form the second landing pad  33 . 
     Next, a third insulator film  43  that covers the second landing pad  33  and others is formed using a HDP (High Density Plasma) CVD process, for instance. More specifically, the third insulator film  43  is formed in such a manner as to form a silicon oxide by a thickness of 1000 nm, for instance, so as to ensure that a silicon oxide layer of a predetermined thickness (thickness enough to ensure a sufficient electrical insulation on the second landing pad  33 , for instance) or more will remain after the CMP process. In this process, after a formation of the silicon oxide as described above, a surface of the silicon oxide layer is subjected to planarization by polishing through the CMP process so as to ensure that a silicon oxide layer having a thickness of 500 nm, for instance, will remain so as to attain the sufficient electric isolation on the second landing pad  33 . 
     Next, as shown in  FIG. 20B , a conductive film for forming a write word line is formed on the third isolator film  43 . In the first preferred embodiment, a titanium film (with a thickness of 20 nm, for instance), a titanium nitride film (with a thickness of 20 nm, for instance), an aluminum-copper alloy film (with a thickness of 300 nm, for instance), a titanium film (with a thickness of 10 nm, for instance) and a titanium nitride film (with a thickness of 100 nm, for instance) are formed in ascending order, for instance. Then, the conductive film is etched using the typical lithography technology and the etching technology, and a write word line  11  is fabricated. Alternatively, the typical trench etching technology may be also applied to form the write word line  11 . For simplification purposes, there is shown no lower configuration of the third insulator film  43  in drawings on and after  FIG. 20B . 
     Next, a lower layer  441  of a fourth insulator film that covers the write word line  11  is formed with a silicon oxide by a thickness of 500 nm, for instance, by using the HDPCVD process, for instance. Thereafter, a surface of the lower layer  441  of the fourth insulator film is subjected to planarization by polishing through the CMP process, for instance, thereby allowing a surface of the write word line  11  to be exposed to the outside. 
     Next, as shown in  FIG. 20C , an upper layer  442  of the fourth insulator film is formed with an aluminum oxide by a thickness of 50 nm, for instance, on the surface of the lower layer  441  of the fourth insulator film. The fourth insulator film  44  is formed in this manner. Subsequently, the fourth insulator film  44  is coated with a resist film  91 , and a hole  92  is opened in the resist film  91  by using the typical lithography technology. Further, the resist film  91  is heat-treated at temperatures within a range of 200° C. to 300° C. to subject the resist film  91  to re-flow, thereby allowing a bore of the hole  92  to be reduced. In  FIG. 20C , the resist film  91  before a re-flow treatment is shown by a chain double-dashed line, and the resist film  91  after the re-flow treatment is shown by a solid line. 
     It is to be noted that a method to reduce the bore of the hole in the resist film  91  is not limited to the re-flow treatment. Alternatively, a method having been reported in “IEDM” (International Electron Devices Meeting) (1998), pages 333 to 336, by T. Toyoshima et al, for instance, may be also employed. Alternatively, a hole partially opened in a resist film in a thickness direction may also be used. In this case, a side wall barrier film is formed on a side wall of the partially opened hole. Then, the side wall barrier film is used as a mask to reduce a bore of the above partially opened hole, thereby providing a hole having a smaller bore in the resist film. 
     Subsequently, as shown in  FIG. 21A , a through hole  61  is opened over a range of the fourth insulator film  44  to the third insulator film  43  so as to extend to the second landing pad  33  through the write word line  11  by using an etching technology employing the resist film  91  as an etching mask. 
     Next, as shown in  FIG. 21B , an insulator film forming a side wall barrier film is formed on an inner face of the through hole  61  and on a surface of the fourth insulator film  44  with a silicon oxide by a thickness of 20 nm, for instance, enough to ensure an electric insulation for the through hole  61  with a side wall portion thereof. Thereafter, the insulator film is etched back, and a side wall barrier film  62  is formed on a side wall of the through hole  61 . 
     Thereafter, the resist film is stripped. Subsequently, as shown in  FIG. 21C , a tungsten film is formed on the fourth insulator film  44  by using the typical technology for tungsten plug fabrication such that the through hole  61  is filled with the tungsten film. Then, an extra tungsten film on the fourth insulator film  44  is removed by polishing through the CMP process, for instance, and a contact  63  of a tungsten plug is formed with tungsten remained in the through hole  61  through the side wall barrier film  62  on the side wall of the through hole  61 . A surface of the fourth insulator film  44  is made plane with this CMP process. 
     Next, a TMR element  13  connected to the contact  63  is formed on the fourth insulator film  44  according to the following steps. Firstly, as shown in  FIG. 21D , a barrier layer  130 , an anti-ferromagnetic layer  131 , a fixed magnetization layer  132  including a ferromagnetic material, a tunnel barrier film  133 , a storage layer  134  including a ferromagnetic material, a cap layer  135  and an electrode layer  136  are formed in ascending order on the fourth insulator film  44  by using a PVD (Physical Vapor Formation) process. 
     The barrier layer  130  is formed with a titanium nitride, tantalum or a tantalum nitride. 
     The anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  is formed with, for instance, at least one of an iron-manganese alloy, a nickel-manganese alloy, a platinum-manganese alloy, an iridium-manganese alloy, a rhodium-manganese alloy, a cobalt oxide and a nickel oxide. A substrate conductive layer used to connect the anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  with a switching element connected to the TMR element  13  in series may be the anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  itself. Thus, the present preferred embodiment employs the anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  as a part of an interconnection that is to connect the TMR element with the switching element (not shown). 
     The fixed magnetization layer  132  is formed with, for instance, a ferromagnetic material such as nickel, iron, cobalt and an alloy including at least two out of nickel, iron and cobalt. The fixed magnetization layer  132  is in contact with the anti-ferromagnetic layer  131 . Thus, an interlayer exchange coupling between the fixed magnetization layer  132  and the anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  causes the fixed magnetization layer  132  to have an intensive unidirectional magnetic anisotropy. Specifically, a magnetization orientation of the fixed magnetization layer  132  is pinned with an exchange bond between the fixed magnetization layer  132  and the anti-ferromagnetic layer  131 . 
     Alternatively, the fixed magnetization layer  132  may be of a multi-layered structure, in which magnetic layers are stacked with a conductive layer put therebetwen. For instance, a multi-layered structure may be employed, in which a first fixed magnetization layer, a conductive layer that yields an anti-ferromagnetic bond to a magnetic layer, and a second fixed magnetization layer are stacked in this order from the side of the anti-ferromagnetic layer  131 . Alternatively, the fixed magnetization layer  132  may also be of a more multi-layered structure, in which three or more ferromagnetic layers are stacked with the conductive layer interposed therebetween. The conductive layer may be formed with, for instance, ruthenium, copper, chromium, gold and silver and the like. 
     The tunnel barrier layer  133  provides functions for carrying a tunnel current, while disconnecting a magnetic bond between the storage layer  134  and the fixed magnetization layer  132 . Thus, an aluminum oxide having a thickness of 0.5 nm to 5 nm is typically used. Alternatively, a magnesium oxide, a silicon oxide, an aluminum nitride, a magnesium nitride, a silicon nitride, an aluminum oxy-nitride, a magnesium oxy-nitride, a silicon oxy-nitride may also be employed. An ALD (Atomic Layer Formation) process is used to form the tunnel barrier layer  133 , because of its extremely small thickness as thin as 0.5 nm to 5 nm as described above. Alternatively, the tunnel barrier layer  133  is also obtainable by means of plasma-assisted oxidation or nitridation of a metal film such as aluminum having been formed by sputtering. 
     The storage layer  134  is formed with, for instance, a ferromagnetic material such as nickel, iron, cobalt and an alloy including at least two out of nickel, iron and cobalt. The storage layer  134  may vary a magnetization that is oriented in parallel or antiparallel to the magnetization of a lower layer or the fixed magnetization layer  132  with an externally applied magnetic field. 
     The cap layer  135  provides functions such as a prevention of mutual diffusion between the cap layer  135  and an interconnection that is to connect the TMR element with a different TMR element, a reduction in contact resistance and an anti-oxidation of the storage layer  134 . The cap layer  135  is typically formed with a material such as copper, a tantalum nitride, tantalum and a titanium nitride. Thus, the same material as the barrier layer  130  may be used for the cap layer  135 . 
     The electrode layer  136  is formed with tungsten or tungsten nitride by a thickness of 50 nm, for instance, by using the CVD process, for instance. 
     Next, as shown in  FIG. 22A , the TMR element  13  is formed by etching a multi-layered film (composed of the electrode layer  136 , the cap layer  135 , the storage layer  134 , the tunnel barrier layer  133 , the fixed magnetization layer  132 , the anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  and the barrier layer  130 ) forming the TMR element  13  by using the lithography technology and the etching (reactive ion etching) technology with a photo resist (not shown) as a mask. Examples of etching gas used for the above etching process include halogen gas containing chlorine (Cl) and a gas system resulting from adding ammonium (NH 3 ) to carbon monoxide (CO). Thereafter, the photo resist is stripped. 
     Next, as shown in  FIG. 22B , a fifth insulator film  45  that covers the TMR element  13  is formed on the fourth insulator film  44 . Specifically, the fifth insulator film  45  is formed with a silicon oxide, an aluminum oxide and the like by a thickness of 100 nm, for instance, or a thickness larger than that of the TMR element  13  by using a plasma CVD or PVD process, for instance. Thereafter, a surface of the fifth insulator film  45  is subjected to planarization by polishing through the CMP process, for instance, thereby allowing an upper surface of the electrode layer  136  of the TMR element  13  to be exposed to the outside. 
     Next, as shown in  FIG. 22C , a bit line  12  connected to the electrode layer  136  of the TMR element  13  is formed on the fifth insulator film  45  by using a typical interconnection fabrication technology such that the bit line  12  crosses (or extends orthogonal to the write word line  11  in a grade-separated manner with the TMR element  13  interposed therebetween. Also, interconnections (not shown) of peripheral circuits and a bonding pad region (not shown) are formed. Further, a sixth insulator film  46  forming a protection film is formed over the entire surface of the bit line  12  with a silicon nitride film by using the plasma CVD process, for instance. Then, a bonding pad portion (not shown) is opened, and consequently, a wafer process of the magnetic memory device is completed. 
     The method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device as described with reference to  FIG. 20A  to  FIG. 22C  includes the step of opening the through hole  61  that extends from the fourth insulator film  44  to the second landing pad  33  lower than the write word line  11  through the write word line  11 , the step of forming the side wall barrier film  62  on the side wall of the through hole  61  and the step of forming the contact  63  in the through hole  61 , thereby providing the magnetic memory device having the contact  63  located right beneath the TMR element  13 . Thus, a connection between the TMR element  13  and the second landing pad  33  connected to the diffusion layer  28  of the field effect transistor  24  forming the switching element is established by making use of a cell area of the TMR element  13  without newly creating an area of the contact  63  allotted to the cell area. Accordingly, there may be provided a MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element, in which the same access rate as the conventional MRAM of one switching element-one TMR element type is maintained, and a more reduction in cell area as compared with the conventional MRAM is enabled. A cell area of the MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element may be made smaller as much as a cell area of the cross-point MRAM. 
     A second preferred embodiment of the first method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device according a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described next with reference to  FIG. 23A  to  FIG. 23C  showing a cross-sectional view of steps of the second preferred embodiment. The second preferred embodiment of the first method relates to a method that is applied for obtaining the magnetic memory device of the second preferred embodiment previously described with reference to  FIG. 2 . 
     The second preferred embodiment of the first method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device is different from the first preferred embodiment of the first method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device in the way of forming a write word line and a though hole that is provided so as to extend through the write word line. The first and second preferred embodiments of the first method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device are similar in the other steps. 
     In the following description, emphasis is placed on different steps from those of the first preferred embodiment of the first method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device, specifically, a step of fabricating the write word line and a step of opening the through hole. In fabricating the write word line  11 , a conductive film  111  forming the write word line is formed on a third insulator film  43 , and an offset insulator film  65  is then formed on the conductive film  111 , as shown in  FIG. 23A . All that is required for this step is to form the offset insulator film  65  with an insulator material that will be used as an etching mask in a later etching process for the third insulator film  43  and a subsequently formed fourth insulator film. Specifically, the offset insulator film  65  is formed with an aluminum oxide or a silicon nitride, for instance. Thereafter, a resist is coated in a typical manner, and a resist mask (not shown) is formed according to the lithography technology. Then, the conductive film  111  and the offset insulator film  65  are etched simultaneously, and the write word lines  11   a  ( 111 ) and  11   b  ( 111 ) with the offset insulator films  65  put thereon are formed. It is to be noted that the steps previous to a formation of the third insulator film  43  may be conducted in a similar manner as the first preferred embodiment of the first method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device. 
     Thereafter, the resist mask is stripped. Subsequently, as shown in  FIG. 23B , the fourth insulator film  44  is formed on the third insulator film  43  so as to cover the write word lines  11  ( 11   a ) and  11  ( 11   b ) with the offset insulator films  65  put thereon. Then, a surface of the fourth insulator film  44  is subjected to planarization by polishing through the CMP process, for instance, such that the offset insulator films  65  will be exposed to the outside. Then, a resist film  93  is formed using a typical resist coating process, and a hole  94  is opened in the resist film  93  by using the lithography technology. Then, the fourth insulator film  44  and the third insulator film  43  are etched with the resist film  93  as an etching mask, and a through hole  61  that extends to a landing pad  33  forming a lower interconnection layer is opened. In this case, a choice of an etching condition that the offset insulator films  65  are hard to be etched makes it possible to provide the through hole  61  between the write word lines  11  ( 11   a ) and  11  ( 11   b ) to the very limit. Thereafter, the resist mask is stripped. 
     A next step will do as shown in  FIG. 23C , as long as a side wall barrier film  62  is formed on the side wall of the through hole  61  and a contact  63  filled in the through hole is formed with a tungsten plug, for instance, in a similar manner as the above first preferred embodiment of the first method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device. Thereafter, steps on and after a TMR element formation step are conducted in a similar manner as the above first preferred embodiment of the first method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device, although not shown. 
     The second preferred embodiment of the first method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device has the following advantages, in addition to the similar advantages as the above first preferred embodiment of the first method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device. Specifically, the offset insulator films  65  formed on the write word lines  11  form so-called etching stop layers, so that the hole  94  may be provided in the resist film  93  forming the etching mask so as to extend over the write word lines  11 . Thus, the advantages of eliminating a need for a fine bore hole provided in the resist film  93  or ensuring a larger margin for a mask alignment in a lithography process and others are offered. 
     The first and second preferred embodiments of the first method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device may provide the magnetic memory device having the through hole  61  whose axis in a parallel direction to the write word line  11  is longer so as to be projecting from the TMR element  13  as previously described with reference to  FIG. 5  of the layout drawing. The magnetic memory device having the through hole  61  as described above increases a contact area of the TMR element  13  with the landing pad  33  forming the lower interconnection layer, thereby enabling a reduction in contact resistance. 
     According to the second preferred embodiment of the first method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device, the write word line  11  is formed with a plurality of interconnections (two in the drawing), and the through hole  61  is provided between the write word lines  11   a ,  11   b . In addition, the contact that is to establish a connection between the TMR element  13  and the landing pad  33  is formed inside the through hole. Thus, the write word lines  11   a ,  11   b  on the opposite sides of the through hole  61  may be arrayed at uniform intervals. Accordingly, there is no risk of a disconnection occurring due to a current flowing in such a way as to be one-sided to either of the write word lines  11  or an increased current density of finely formed interconnections, for instance. 
     A first preferred embodiment of a second method for manufacturing a magnetic memory device of the present invention will be described next with reference to  FIG. 24A  to  FIG. 25D  of cross-sectional views showing steps of the first preferred embodiment. The first preferred embodiment of the second method relates to a method that is applied for obtaining the magnetic memory device of the third preferred embodiment previously described with reference to  FIG. 6 . 
     The first preferred embodiment of the second method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device is different from the first preferred embodiment of the first method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device in steps ranging from a formation of a third insulator film to a forming of a fourth insulator film. The first preferred embodiment of the second method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device is similar in other steps as the first preferred embodiment of the first method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device. In this connection, in  FIG. 24A  to  FIG. 25D , there are only shown steps subsequent to the formation of the third insulator film. 
     Firstly, a device isolation region  23  is formed on a semiconductor substrate  21  according to similar process as previously described with reference to  FIGS. 20A to 20C . Next, a field effect transistor  24  forming a switching element is formed on the semiconductor substrate  21 . Then, a first insulator film  41  that covers the MOS transistor  24  is formed, and a surface of the first insulator film  41  is subjected to planarization. Then, contact holes are opened respectively so as to reach diffusion layers  27 ,  28 , and contacts  29 ,  30  including tungsten plugs are formed in the contact holes. Then, a conductive film is formed on the first insulator film  41  and then etched, and a sense line  14  connected to the contact  29  and a first landing pad  31  connected to the contact  30  are formed. Then, a second insulator film  42  that covers the sense line  15 , the first landing pad  31  and others is formed, and a surface of the second insulator film  42  is subjected to planarization. Then, a contact hole is opened so as to reach the first landing pad  31 , and a contact  32  including a tungsten plug is formed in the contact hole. Then, a conductive film is formed on the second insulator film  42  and etched, and the second landing pad  33  connected to the contact  32  is formed. 
     Next, as shown in  FIG. 24A , the second insulator film  42  inclusive of the landing pad  33  connected to the contact  32  and others is covered with the third insulator film  43 . Then, the third insulator film  43  is polished using the CMP process so as to ensure that a film of a predetermined thickness (thickness enough to ensure an electrical insulation on the second landing pad  33 , for instance) of more will remain on the second landing pad  33 . Specifically, the third insulator film  43  is formed with a silicon oxide by a thickness of 1000 nm. In this process, after a formation of the silicon oxide, a surface of the oxide silicon film is subjected to planarization by polishing through the CMP process so as to ensure that a silicon oxide film having a thickness of 500 nm, for instance, will remain so as to ensure a sufficient electrical insulation on the second landing pad  33 . 
     Next, a barrier metal (not shown), a high permeability film  73  and an interconnection material layer  111  forming the write word line are formed on the third insulator film  43  by using the PVD process. Further, a fourth insulator film  44  is formed on the interconnection material layer  111 . 
     The barrier metal is composed of a titanium (Ti) layer formed by a thickness of 5 nm and a titanium nitride (TiN) layer formed by a thickness of 20 nm on the titanium layer. 
     The high permeability film  73  may be formed with a soft magnetic material whose maximum permeability μ m  is equal to or more than 100, for instance. Specifically, an alloy containing nickel, iron and cobalt, a ferrite alloy or other soft magnetic materials may be used. The high permeability film  73  is formed by a thickness of 100 nm, for instance. Alternatively, other metallic compounds, metallic oxides or metallic nitrides containing one of cobalt (Co), iron (Fe) and Nickel (Ni), for instance, may be also used, as long as a maximum permeability μ m  of equal to or more than 100 is attainable. 
     The above materials may be used for high permeability films that will be available for various methods for manufacturing a magnetic memory device in the following description. 
     The interconnection material layer  111  is formed with aluminum (Al), copper (Cu) or an aluminum-copper (Al—Cu) alloy by a thickness of 300 nm, for instance. 
     The fourth insulator film  44  is formed with an aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ), for instance. A thickness of the fourth insulator film  44  may be a thickness enough to ensure the electrical insulation between a TMR element that will be formed in a later process and the write word line  11 . The thickness of the fourth insulator film  44  shall be in a range of 3 nm to 50 nm, for instance. 
     Next, as shown in  FIG. 24B , a through hole  61  that extends from a surface of the fourth insulator film  44  to a second landing pad  33  is opened. Further, a contact  63  is formed in the through hole  61  through a side wall barrier film  62  on a side wall of the through hole  61 . Specifically, a resist film ( 91 ) is formed on the fourth insulator film  44  in a similar manner as previously described with reference to  FIG. 20C . Subsequently, the through hole  61  that extends to the second landing pad  33  through the interconnection material layer  111  and the high permeability film  73  is opened over a range of the fourth insulator film  44  to the third insulator film  43  by using the etching technology with the resist film ( 91 ) as an etching mask in a similar manner as previously described with reference to  FIG. 20D . 
     Next, an insulator film forming the side wall barrier film is formed on an inner face of the through hole  61  and on a surface of the fourth insulator film  44  with a silicon oxide by a thickness of 20 nm, for instance, or a thickness enough to ensure the electrical insulation for the through hole  61  with a side wall portion thereof in a similar manner as previously described with reference to  FIG. 21B . Thereafter, the insulator film is etched back, and the side wall barrier film  62  is formed on the side wall of the through hole  61 . 
     Next, a tungsten film is formed on the fourth insulator film  44  such that the through hole  61  is filled with the tungsten film by using the typical technology for tungsten plug fabrication in a similar manner as previously described with reference to FIG.  20 ( 6 ). Subsequently, an extra tungsten film on the fourth insulator film  44  is removed using the CMP, for instance, and the contact  63  including a tungsten plug is formed with tungsten remained in the through hole  61  through the side wall barrier film  62  on the side wall of the through hole  61 . A surface of the fourth insulator film  44  is made plane with this CMP process. 
     Next, as shown in  FIG. 24C , a dummy film  112  that covers the contact  63  is formed on the fourth insulator film  44  with a film that is effective in etching the fourth insulator film  44  in a selective manner, for instance. In the present preferred embodiment, the dummy film  112  is formed with a silicon oxide, for instance. 
     Next, the dummy film  112 , the interconnection material layer  111 , the high permeability film  73  and the barrier metal (not shown) are sequentially etched with the photo resist (not shown) as a mask by using the lithography technology and the etching technology, and a write word line  11  with the dummy film  112  put thereon is formed. Thereafter, the photo resist is stripped. 
     Next, as shown in  FIG. 24D , a high permeability film that covers the dummy film  112  (Refer to  FIG. 24A ) is formed on the third insulator film  43  by using the PVD process. Then, the whole surface of the high permeability film is etched back, and a high permeability side wall  74   s  is formed on a side wall of the write word line with the dummy film  112  put thereon. In this manner, a flux concentrator  51  composed of the high permeability film  73  and the high permeability side wall  75   s  is formed. 
     Subsequently, as shown in  FIG. 25A , only the dummy film  112  (portion shown by a chain two-dashed line) is stripped by means of selective etching. The high permeability side wall  74   s  forms a side wall portion of the flux concentrator  51 , so that a height of an end  51 S of the flux concentrator  51  is adjusted with a thickness of the dummy film  112 . The end  51 S of the flux concentrator  51  may be as high as an interface between a storage layer and a cap layer of a TMR element which will be formed in a later process, preferably over a height range of an interface between a tunnel barrier film and the storage layer to an interface between the storage layer and the cap layer, for instance. In addition, a distance between the high permeability side wall  74   s  and the TMR element that will be formed in the later process needs to be such a distance as to allow a galvano-magnetic flux having been concentrated on the end  51   s  to efficiently reach the storage layer. The above distance shall be equal to or less than 200 nm, preferably, equal to or less than 100 nm, for instance. 
     Next, as shown in  FIG. 25B , a barrier layer (not shown) that covers the flux concentrator  51 , an anti-ferromagnetic layer  131 , a fixed magnetization layer  132  including a ferromagnetic material, a tunnel barrier layer  133 , a storage layer  134  including a ferromagnetic material, a cap layer  135  and an electrode layer  136  are sequentially formed on the third insulator film  43  and the fourth insulator film  44 . The barrier layer (not shown), the anti-ferromagnetic layer  131 , the fixed magnetization layer  132 , the tunnel barrier layer  133 , the storage layer  134  of the ferromagnetic material, the cap layer  135  and the electrode layer  136  may be formed with the same materials as previously described in the first preferred embodiment. 
     Next, as shown in  FIG. 25C , the TMR element  13  is formed by etching a multi-layered film (composed of the electrode layer  136 , the cap layer  135 , the storage layer  134 , the tunnel barrier layer  133 , the fixed magnetization layer  132 , the anti-ferromagnetic layer  131  and the barrier layer) forming the TMR element  13  with the photo resist as a mask by using the lithography technology and the etching (reactive ion etching) technology. Examples of etching gas used for the etching process include halogen gas containing chlorine (Cl) and a gas system resulting from adding ammonium (NH 3 ) to carbon monoxide (CO). Thereafter, the photo resist is stripped. 
     In the magnetic memory device having the above configuration, the flux concentrator  51  that surrounds the lower part and the side face of the write word line  11  projects from the write word line  11  toward the vicinity of a side face of the TMR element  13 . Thus, a galvano-magnetic field generated from the write word line  11  may be efficiently applied to the storage layer  134  of the TMR element  13 . 
     Next, as shown in  FIG. 25D , a fifth insulator film  45  that covers the TMR element  13  is formed on the third insulator film  43  and the fourth insulator film  44 . Specifically, the fifth insulator film  45  is formed with a silicon oxide or an aluminum oxide by using the CVD or PVD process, for instance. Thereafter, a surface of the fifth insulator film  45  is subjected to planarization by polishing through the CMP process, thereby allowing an upper surface of the electrode layer  136  of the TMR element  13  to be exposed to the outside. 
     Next, a bit line  12  connected to the electrode layer  136  of the TMR element  13  is formed on the fifth insulator film  45  by using the typical interconnection fabrication technology such that the bit line  12  crosses (or extends orthogonal to, for instance) the write word line  11  in a grade-separated manner with the TMR element  13  interposed therebetween. Simultaneously with a fabrication of the bit line  12 , interconnections (not shown) of peripheral circuits and a bonding pad region (not shown) are also formed. Further, a sixth insulator film (not shown) forming a protection film is formed over the entire surface of the bit line  12  with a plasma-assisted silicon nitride film, for instance. Thereafter, a bonding pad portion is opened, and a wafer process of the magnetic memory device is completed. 
     The second method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device may be applied for obtaining the magnetic memory device of the sixth preferred embodiment as previously described with reference to  FIG. 13 , as long as the insulator film is provided between the high permeability film  73  and the first interconnection layer  111 , and the side wall barrier film is formed on the side wall of the write word line  11  prior to a formation of the high permeability side wall  74   s.    
     The second method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device includes the step of opening the through hole  61  that extends from the fourth insulator film  44  to the second landing pad  33  lower than the write word line (first interconnection)  11  through the write word line  11  and the flux concentrator  51 , the step of forming the side wall barrier film  62  on the side wall of the through hole  61 , and the step of forming the contact  63  in the through hole  61 , thereby providing the magnetic memory device having the TMR element  13  located on the contact  63 . Thus, a connection between the TMR element  13  and the second landing pad  33  is established by making use of a cell area of the TMR element  13  without newly creating an area of the contact  63  allotted to the cell area. Accordingly, there may be provided a MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element, in which the same access rate as the conventional MRAM of one switching element-one TMR element type, and a more reduction in cell area as compared with the conventional MRAM is enabled. A cell area of the MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element may be made smaller as much as a cell area of the cross-point MRAM. 
     The second method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device further includes the step of forming the flux concentrator  51  of the high permeability film so as to surround the opposite side faces of the write word line  11  and the opposite face of the write word line  11  to the side facing the TMR element  13 , so that the concentrated galvano-magnetic field generated at a time of applying a current to the write word line  11  is concentrated more efficiently on the storage layer (which will be also called a recording layer)  134  of the TMR element  13  with the high permeability film formed on the opposite side faces of the write word line  11 . Thus, it is possible to reduce current required for writing, thus reducing current consumption and also increasing lifetime of the write word line  11  against electromigration. Further, there is less drive current required, which reduces an area of a current drive circuit, thereby providing an increased integration level. Further, as leakage of magnetic field is also reduced, interference with adjacent cells is reduced. 
     A second preferred embodiment of the second method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device according a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described next. In the following description, there is shown a method that is applied for obtaining the basic configuration of the magnetic memory device of the fifth preferred embodiment as previously described with reference to  FIG. 12 . 
     The second preferred embodiment of the second method relates to a modification of the method previously described with reference to  FIG. 24A , and further includes a step of forming a high permeability film on a third insulator film  43  by using the PVD process after a formation of a barrier metal (not shown), a high permeability film  73  and an interconnection material layer  111  forming a write word line and a landing pad. Steps subsequent to a formation of the high permeability film are conducted in a similar manner as previously described with reference to  FIG. 24A  to  FIG. 25D . 
     As a result, the second preferred embodiment of the second method may provide the magnetic memory device having a flux concentrator  51  that surrounds the write word line  11  with the high permeability film  73 , a high permeability side wall  74   s  and the other high permeability film (not shown) and has the high permeability side wall  74   s  extending to the side of a TMR element  13 . An end  51 S of the high permeability side wall  74   s  forming a side wall portion of the flux concentrator  51  is determined and positioned in a similar manner as the first preferred embodiment of the second method for manufacturing a magnetic memory device. 
     A third preferred embodiment of the second method is also different from the method previously described with reference to  FIG. 24A  to  FIG. 25D  in the following steps. Specifically, the second method of the third preferred embodiment further includes a step of forming an insulator film (not shown) after a formation of a high permeability film  73  unlike the step previously described with reference to  FIG. 24A , a patterning step of fabricating a write word line  11  in such a manner as to remain the high permeability film  73  without being etched, and a step of forming a side wall barrier film prior to a formation of a high permeability side wall  74   s . Steps other than the above three steps are conducted in a similar manner as previously described with reference to  FIG. 24A  to  FIG. 25D . 
     As a result, the second method of the third preferred embodiment may provide the magnetic memory device having a flux concentrator  51  including the high permeability film  73  and the high permeability side wall  74   s  so as to surround the side faces and the bottom side of the write word line  11  through the insulator film, as shown in  FIG. 13 . An end  51 S of the high permeability side wall  74   s  forming a side wall portion of the flux concentrator  51  is determined and positioned in a similar manner as the first preferred embodiment of the second method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device. 
     The second and third preferred embodiments of the second method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device may also offer similar advantages as the first preferred embodiment of the second method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device. 
     A third method for manufacturing a magnetic memory device according a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described next with reference to  FIG. 26A  to  FIG. 26D  showing a cross-sectional view of steps of this preferred embodiment. The third method relates to a method that is applied to obtain the magnetic memory device of the fourth preferred embodiment previously described with reference to  FIG. 8 . 
     According to the above third method, steps previous to a formation of a third insulator film  43  are conducted in a similar manner as previously described with reference to  FIG. 20A . Thus, in the following description, steps subsequent to the formation of the third insulator film  43  will be given. First, as shown in  FIG. 26A , a high permeability film  73 , a first interconnection layer  111  and a fourth insulator film  44  are formed in ascending order on the third insulator film  43  in a similar manner as previously described with reference to  FIG. 24A  to  FIG. 24D . Next, a through hole  61  that extends from the fourth insulator film  44  to a second landing pad  33  through the first interconnection layer  111 , the high permeability film  73  and the third insulator film  43  is opened. A similar method as the above first method may be adopted in opening the through hole  61 . Further, a side wall barrier film  62  is formed on a side wall of the through hole  61 . Furthermore, a contact  63  is formed in the through hole  61  through the side wall barrier film  62 . 
     Next, as shown in  FIG. 26B , a multi-layered film ranging from the fourth insulator film  44  to the high permeability film  73  is etched, and a write word line  11  is formed with the first interconnection layer  111 . The write word line  11  is provided in a shape with the fourth insulator film  44  put thereon. 
     A high permeability side wall  74   s  including a high permeability material is formed on the side wall of a multi-layered structure formed in the shape of the write word line  11  by etching, and a flux concentrator  55  composed of the high permeability film  73  and the high permeability side wall  74   s  is formed. 
     As shown in  FIG. 26C , a fourth insulator film  44  that covers the third insulator film  43 , the contact  63 , the flux concentrator  55  and others are formed. In the above third method, a formation of the fourth insulator film right above the write word line  11  and a formation of the fourth insulator film  44  on the side of the write word line  11  are performed in two separate steps. Then, a surface of the fourth insulator film  44  formed in a latter process is subjected to planarization, thereby allowing an end  55 S of the first flux concentrator  55  to be exposed to the outside. 
     Next, as shown in  FIG. 26D , a TMR element  13  is formed on the fourth insulator film  44  that covers the write word line  11  in a similar manner as previously described with reference to  FIG. 25B  and  FIG. 25C . Then, a side wall barrier film  49   s  is formed on a side wall of the TMR element  13  by using a side wall formation technology employing the typical etching technology. Alternatively, if a sufficient height of the side wall barrier film  49   s  is not ensured, a dummy film may be formed on an uppermost layer of the films forming the TMR element  13  in advance of etching into the TMR element  13 . In this process, the films forming the TMR element  13  are etched into the TMR element with the dummy film put thereon. Alternatively, instead of a formation of the dummy film, an electrode layer  136  forming the uppermost layer of the TMR element  13  may be formed thicker by a thickness equivalent to the dummy film. Thus, a height of the side wall barrier film  49   s  may be ensured with the dummy film or the electrode layer of a greater thickness. 
     Further, a high permeability side wall  75   s  is formed on the side wall of the TMR element  13  through the side wall barrier film  49   s  so as to be connected to an end  55 S of the first flux concentrator  55  by using the side wall formation technology employing the typical etching-back technology. The high permeability side wall  75   s  preferably has a greater thickness at least on the side of the TMR element  13  than a side wall portion of the flux concentrator  55 . In addition, an end  75 S of the high permeability side wall  75   s  may be as high as an interface between a storage layer  134  and a cap layer  136  of the TMR element  13 , preferably over a height range of an interface between a tunnel barrier layer  133  and the storage layer  134  to an interface between the storage layer  134  and the cap layer  135 , like the height as much as the end  51 S of the flux concentrator  51  and others. Further, a distance between the end  75 S and the TMR element  13  is determined depending on a thickness of the side wall barrier film  49   s . Thus, the thickness of the side wall barrier film  49   s  needs to be equivalent to such a distance as to allow a galvano-magnetic flux having been concentrated on the end  75 S to efficiently reach the storage layer  134 . The thickness of the side wall barrier film  49   s  shall be equal to or less than 200 nm, preferably, equal to or less than 100 nm, for instance. 
     Thereafter, although not shown, a fifth insulator film  45  that covers the TMR element  13 , the high permeability side wall  75   s  and others is formed on the fourth insulator film  44  in a similar manner as previously described with reference to  FIG. 25D . Then, a surface of the fifth insulator film  45  is subjected to planarization by polishing through the CMP process, thereby allowing an upper surface of the electrode layer  136  of the TMR element  13  to be exposed to the outside. Then, a bit line  12  connected to the electrode layer  136  of the TMR element  13  is formed on the fifth insulator film  45  by using the typical interconnection fabrication technology such that the bit line  12  crosses (or extends orthogonal to, for instance) the write word line  11  in a grade-separated manner with the TMR element  13  interposed therebetween. Simultaneously with a fabrication of the bit line  12 , interconnections (not shown) of peripheral circuits and a bonding pad region (not shown) are formed. Further, a sixth insulator film (not shown) forming a protection film is formed on the entire surface of the bit line  12  with a plasma-assisted silicon nitride, for instance. Then, a bonding pad portion is opened, and a wafer process of the magnetic memory device is completed. 
     The third method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device includes the step of opening the through hole  61  that extends through the write word line  11 , the flux concentrator  55  and others and the step of forming the contact  63  in the through hole through the side wall barrier film  62 , thereby providing the magnetic memory device having the TMR element  13  located on the contact  63  in a similar manner as the above first method. Thus, a connection between the TMR element  13  and the other interconnection is established by making use of a cell area of the TMR element  13  without newly creating an area of the contact  63  allotted to the cell area. Accordingly, there may be provided a MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element, in which the same access rate as the conventional MRAM of one switching element-one TMR element type is maintained, and a more reduction in cell area as compared with the conventional MRAM is enabled. A cell area of the MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element may be made smaller as much as a cell area of the cross-point MRAM. 
     The third method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device further includes the step of forming the flux concentrator  55  of the high permeability film so as to surround the opposite side faces of the write word line  11  and the opposite face of the write word line  11  to the side facing the TMR element  13  and the step of forming the high permeability side wall  49   s , so that a galvano-magnetic field generated at a time of applying a current to the write word line  11  is concentrated efficiently on the storage layer (which will be also called a recording layer) of the TMR element  13  with the high permeability film formed on the opposite side faces of the write word line  11 . Thus, it is possible to reduce current required for writing, thus reducing current consumption and also increasing lifetime of the write word line  11  against electromigration. Further, there is less drive current required, which reduces an area of a current drive circuit, thereby providing an increased integration level. Further, as leakage of magnetic field is also reduced, interference with adjacent cells is reduced. Furthermore, the end of the flux concentrator  55  has a greater thickness on the side of the TMR element  13  with the second high permeability side wall  49   s , so that the galvano-magnetic field may be applied to the TMR element  13  more efficiently than the above first method. 
     The third method of the above preferred embodiment may also be applied for obtaining the magnetic memory device of the third preferred embodiment as previously described with reference to  FIG. 6 , as long as the end of the side wall of the flux concentrator  55  is determined to be in agreement with a lower end of the high permeability side wall  49   s  in such a manner as to set the end of the side wall of the flux concentrator  55  to be equal to that of the lower end of the high permeability side wall  49   s.    
     Alternatively, the above third method may also adopt the following steps, specifically, a step of fabricating the write word line  11  by forming the insulator film on the high permeability film  73  prior to a fabrication of the write word line  11 , a step of forming the high permeability side wall  74   s  so as to be connected to the high permeability film  73  after a formation of the side wall barrier film on the side wall of the write word line  11 , and a step of forming the TMR element  13  connected to the contact  63  by forming the high permeability film on the fourth insulator film  44 , while providing the through hole  61 , the side wall barrier film  62 , the contact  63  and others after a formation of the insulator film so as to establish a connection between the insulator film and the landing pad  33 . 
     Next, the side wall barrier film  49   s  is formed on the side wall of the TMR element  13 . In etching back the side wall barrier film  49   s , the insulator film formed right beneath the TMR element  13  is also formed. Then, the high permeability side wall  75   s  is formed. In etching back the high permeability side wall  75   s , the high permeability film exposed to the outside is also etched. By using a modification of the method having the above steps, it becomes possible to obtain the magnetic memory device of the seventh preferred embodiment as previously described with reference to  FIG. 14 . In this case, the high permeability side wall  75   s  has, also preferably, a greater thickness at least on the side of the TMR element  13  than the side wall portion of the flux concentrator  55 . In addition, the above modification of the method may be also applied for obtaining the magnetic memory device of the sixth preferred embodiment, upon omitting the step of forming the insulator film and the high permeability film located right beneath the TMR element  13 . 
     A fourth method for manufacturing a magnetic memory device according a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described next with reference to  FIG. 27A  to  FIG. 27B  showing a cross-sectional view of steps of the above preferred embodiment. The fourth method relates to a method that is applied for obtaining the magnetic memory device of the eighth preferred embodiment previously described with reference to  FIG. 15 . 
     According to the above fourth method, steps previous to a formation of a third insulator film  43  are conducted in a similar manner as previously described with reference to  FIG. 20A . Thus, in the following description, steps subsequent to the formation of the third insulator film  43  will be given. As shown in  FIG. 27A , a write word line  11  is formed on the third insulator film  43 . Then, a fourth insulator film  44  that covers the write word line  11  is formed. Thereafter, a surface of the fourth insulator film  44  is subjected to planarization by polishing through the CMP process, thereby allowing the write word line  11  to be exposed to the outside. Next, a plasma-assisted CVD oxide, a plasma-assisted nitride or alumina is formed. A thickness of the formed film shall be equal to or less than 200 nm, preferably, equal to or less than 100 nm. Then, a high permeability film  76  and an insulator film  87  are formed in ascending order on the fourth insulator film  44 . 
     Next, a through hole  61  that extends from the insulator film  87  to a second landing pad  33  through the high permeability film  76 , the fourth insulator film  44 , the write word line  11  and the third insulator film  43  is opened. Then, a side wall barrier film  62  is formed on a side wall of the through hole  61 . Further, a contact  63  having a conductivity is formed in the through hole  61  through the side wall barrier film  62 . A similar method as the above first method may be also applied to provide the through hole  61 , the side wall barrier film  62  and the contact  63 . 
     Next, as shown in  FIG. 27B , the TMR element  13  is formed. Specifically, a barrier layer (not shown), an anti-ferromagnetic layer  131 , a fixed magnetization layer  132 , a tunnel barrier layer  133 , a storage layer  134 , a cap layer  135  and an electrode layer  136  are formed in ascending order on an insulator film  87  in a similar manner as previously described in the above first method. In this step, a dummy layer  113  is further formed on the electrode layer  136 . Then, a multi-layered film ranging from the dummy film  113  to the barrier layer is etched into a shape of the TMR element  13  so as to be connected to the contact  63  by using the lithography technology and the etching technology. In this manner, there is provided the TMR element  13  that has the dummy film  133  put thereon and is connected to the contact  63 . Alternatively, instead of a formation of the dummy film  113 , the electrode layer  136  forming the uppermost layer of the TMR element  13  may be also formed thicker by a thickness equivalent to the dummy film  113 . Alternatively, no dummy or damascene film  113  is required, if the electrode layer  136  has a thickness enough so as not to require formation of the dummy film  113 . 
     Next, as shown in  FIG. 27C , a side wall barrier film  49   s  is formed on the side wall of the TMR element  13  by using the side wall formation technology employing the typical etching-back technology. In the etching-back process, the insulator film  87  is also etched back, thereby allowing the high permeability film  76  to be exposed to the outside. Further, a flux concentrator  53  is formed by forming a high permeability side wall  77   s  on the side wall of the TMR element  13  through the side wall barrier film  49   s  using the side wall formation technology employing the typical etching-back technology. An end  53 S of a side wall (high permeability side wall  77   s ) of the flux concentrator  53  may be as high as an interface between the storage layer  134  and the cap layer  135  of the TMR element  13 , preferably over a height range of an interface between the tunnel barrier layer  133  and the storage layer  134  to an interface between the storage layer  134  and the cap layer  133 , for instance. A distance x between the end  53 S of the flux concentrator  53  and the TMR element  13  needs to be such a distance as to allow a galvano-magnetic flux having been concentrated on the end  53 S of the flux concentrator  53  to efficiently reach the storage layer  134 . The above distance x shall be equal to or less than 200 nm, preferably, equal to or less than 100 nm, for instance. Thereafter, the dummy film (See  FIG. 27B ) is stripped. 
     Next, a fifth insulator film  45  that covers the TMR element  13 , the flux concentrator  53  and others is formed on the fourth insulator film  44  in a similar manner as previously described with reference to  FIG. 25D . Then, a surface of the fifth insulator film  45  is subjected to planarization by polishing through the CMP process, thereby allowing an upper surface of the electrode layer  136  of the TMR element  13  to be exposed to the outside. Then, a bit line  12  connected to the electrode layer  136  of the TMR element  13  is formed on the fifth insulator film  45  by using the typical interconnection fabrication technology such that the bit line  12  crosses (or extends orthogonal to, for instance) the write word line  11  in a grade-separated manner with the TMR element  13  interposed therebetween. Simultaneously with a fabrication of the bit line  12 , interconnections (not shown) of peripheral circuits and a bonding pad region (not shown) are also formed. Further, a sixth insulator film (not shown) forming a protection film is formed over the entire surface of the bit line  12  with a plasma-assisted silicon nitride, for instance. Then, a bonding pad portion is opened, and a wafer process of the magnetic memory device is completed. 
     The fourth method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device includes the step of opening the through hole  61  that extends through the write word line  11 , the flux concentrator  53  and others, and the step of forming the contact  63  in the through hole  61  through the side wall barrier film  62 , thereby providing the magnetic memory device having the TMR element  13  located on the contact  63  in a similar manner as the above first method. Thus, a connection between the TMR element  13  and the landing pad  33  is established by making use of a cell area of the TMR element  13  without newly creating an area of the contact  63  allotted to the cell area. Accordingly, there may be provided a MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element, in which a similar access rate as the conventional MRAM of one switching element-one TMR element type is maintained, and a more reduction in cell area as compared with the conventional MRAM is enabled. A cell area of the MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element may be made smaller as much as a cell area of the cross-point MRAM. 
     The fourth method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device further includes the step of forming the flux concentrator  53  after the fabrication of the write word line  11 , so that a galvano-magnetic field generated at a time of applying a current to the write word line  11  is concentrated efficiently on the storage layer (which will be also called a recording layer) of the TMR element  13  through the end  53 S of the flux concentrator  53 . Thus, it is possible to reduce current required for writing, thus reducing current consumption and also increasing lifetime of the write word line  11  against electromigration. Further, there is less drive current required, which reduces an area of a current drive circuit, thereby providing an increased integration level. Further, as leakage of magnetic field is also reduced, interference with adjacent cells is reduced. 
     A fifth method for manufacturing a magnetic memory device according a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described next with reference to  FIGS. 28A to 29C  of cross-sectional views showing steps of this preferred embodiment. The fifth method relates to a method that is applied for obtaining the magnetic memory device of the ninth or the eleventh preferred embodiment previously described with reference to  FIG. 16 . 
     According to the above fifth method, steps previous to formation of a third insulator film  43  are conducted in a similar manner as previously described with reference to  FIG. 20A . Thus, in the following description, steps subsequent to the formation of the third insulator film  43  will be given. First, as shown in  FIG. 28A , a first high permeability film  78 , a first interconnection layer  111  and a dummy film  114  are formed in ascending order on the third insulator film  43  in a similar manner as previously described with reference to  FIG. 24A . 
     Next, as shown in  FIG. 28B , a multi-layered film ranging from the dummy film  114  to the first high permeability film  78  is etched, and the write word line  111  is formed with the first interconnection layer  111 . The write word line  11  is provided in a shape with the dummy film  114  put thereon. 
     Next, a first high permeability side wall  79   s  including high permeability material is formed on a side wall of a multi-layered structure formed into the shape of the write word line  11  by etching, and a first flux concentrator  57  composed of the first high permeability film  78  and the first high permeability side wall  79   s  is formed. Thereafter, the dummy film  114  is selectively stripped. Alternatively, the write word line  11  with the first high permeability film  78  remained may be also formed. In this case, a removal of an extra portion of the first high permeability film  78  on the third insulator film  43  will do in the step of forming the first high permeability side wall  79   s . In this step of forming the first high permeability side wall  79   s , if the end of the first high permeability side wall  79   s  is determined to be in alignment with an upper surface of the write word line  11 , the magnetic memory device of the ninth preferred embodiment will be obtainable. Alternatively, if the end of the first high permeability side wall  79   s  is formed to be projecting from the upper surface of the write word line  11 , the magnetic memory device of the eleventh preferred embodiment will be attainable. In figures, there is shown a case where the magnetic memory device of the eleventh preferred embodiment is obtained. 
     Next, as shown in  FIG. 28C , a fourth insulator film  44  that covers the first flux concentrator  57 , the write word line  11  and others is formed on the third insulator film  43 . Then, a surface of the fourth insulator film  44  is subjected to planarization by polishing through the CMP process. In polishing, it does not matter if an end of a side wall portion (first high permeability side wall  79   s ) of the first flux concentrator  57  is exposed to the outside. Further, a second high permeability film  76  and an insulator film  87  are formed in ascending order on the fourth insulator film  44  in a similar manner as the above fourth method. 
     Next, as shown in  FIG. 28D , a through hole  61  is opened, which extends to the landing pad  33  through the insulator film  87 , the high permeability film (second high permeability film)  76 , the fourth insulator film  44 , the write word line  11 , the first flux concentrator  57  and the third insulator film  43 . A similar manner as the above first method may be adopted in opening the through hole  61 . Further, a side wall barrier film  62  is formed on a side wall of the through hole  61 . Further, a contact  63  is formed in the through hole  61  through the side wall barrier film  62 . 
     Then, as shown in  FIG. 29A , a barrier layer (not shown), an anti-ferromagnetic layer  131 , a fixed magnetization layer  132 , a tunnel barrier layer  133 , a storage layer  134 , a cap layer  135  and an electrode layer  136  are formed in ascending order on the insulator film  87  in a similar manner as previously described in the above first method. In this process, a dummy film  113  is further formed in a similar manner as the above fourth method. Then, a multi-layered film ranging from the dummy film  113  to the barrier layer is etched into a shape of a TMR element  13  by using the lithography technology and the etching technology, and the TMR element  13  is formed so as to be connected to the contact  63 . In this manner, there is provided the TMR element  13  that has the dummy film put thereon and is connected to the contact  63 . Alternatively, instead of a formation of the dummy film  113 , the electrode layer  136  forming the uppermost layer of the TMR element  13  may be formed thicker by a thickness equivalent to the dummy film  113 . 
     Next, as shown in  FIG. 29B , a side wall barrier film  49   s  is formed on a side wall of the TMR element  13  by using the side wall formation technology employing the typical etching-back technology. In etching back the insulator film, the insulator film  87  is also etched back, thereby allowing the second high permeability film  76  to be exposed to the outside. Further, a high permeability side wall (second high permeability side wall)  77   s  is formed on a side wall of the TMR element  13  through the side wall barrier film  49   s  by using the side wall formation technology employing the typical etching-back technology. In this manner, there is provided the second flux concentrator  53  composed of the second high permeability film  76  and the second high permeability side wall  77   s . An end  53 S of a side wall (second high permeability side wall  77   s ) of the flux concentrator  53  may be as high as an interface between the storage layer  134  and the cap layer  133  of the TMR element  13 , preferably over a height range of an interface between the tunnel barrier layer  133  and the storage layer  134  to an interface between the storage layer  134  and the cap layer  133 , for instance. A distance between the end  53 S of the flux concentrator  53  and the TMR element  13  needs to be such a distance as to allow a galvano-magnetic flux having been concentrated on the end  53 S of the flux concentrator  53  to efficiently reach the storage layer  134 . The above distance shall be equal to or less than 200 nm, preferably, equal to or less than 100 nm, for instance. Thereafter, the dummy film  113  is stripped. Alternatively, instead of a formation of the dummy film  113 , the electrode layer  136  may be formed thicker by a thickness equivalent to the dummy film  113 . Alternatively, no dummy or damascene film is required, if the electrode layer  136  has a thickness enough so as not to require formation of the dummy film  113 . 
     Then, as shown in  FIG. 29C , a fifth insulator film  45  that covers the TMR element  13 , the second flux concentrator  53  and others is formed on the fourth insulator film  44  in a similar manner as previously described with reference to  FIG. 25D . Then, a surface of the fifth insulator film  45  is subjected to planarization by polishing through the CMP process, thereby allowing an upper surface of the electrode layer  136  of the TMR element  13  to be exposed to the outside. Then, a bit line  12  connected to the electrode layer  136  of the TMR element  13  is formed on the fifth insulator film  45  by using the typical interconnection fabrication technology such that the bit line  12  crosses (or extends orthogonal, for instance) the write word line  11  in a grade-separated manner with the TMR element  13  interposed therebetween. Simultaneously with a fabrication of the bit line  12 , interconnections (not shown) of peripheral circuits and a bonding pad region (not shown) are also formed. Further, a sixth insulator film (not shown) forming a protection film is formed over the entire surface of the bit line  12  with a plasma-assisted silicon nitride, for instance. Then, a bonding pad portion is opened, and a wafer process of the magnetic memory device is completed. 
     In the fifth method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device, if an insulator film is provided between the write word line  11  and the first flux concentrator  57 , the magnetic memory device of the tenth or the twelfth preferred embodiment will be obtainable. The insulator film may be provided between the write word line  11  and the first flux concentrator  57 , as long as the side wall barrier film is formed on the side wall of the write word line  11  before a formation of the first high permeability side wall  79   s  in such a manner as to form an insulator film between the high permeability film  78  and the first interconnection layer  111 . 
     The fifth method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device includes the step of opening the through hole  61  that extends through the write word line  11 , the first flux concentrator  57 , the second flux concentrator  53  and others and also the step of forming the contact  63  in the through hole  61  through the side wall barrier film  62 , thereby providing the magnetic memory device having the TMR element  13  located on the contact  63  in a similar manner as the above first method. Thus, a connection between the TMR element and the second landing pad  33  connected to the switching element is established by making use of a cell area of the TMR element  13  without newly creating an area of the contact  63  allotted to the cell area. Accordingly, there may be provided a MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element, in which a similar access rate as the conventional MRAM of one switching element-one TMR element type is maintained, and a more reduction in cell area as compared with the conventional MRAM is enabled. A cell area of the MRAM composed of one switching element and one TMR element is made smaller as much as a cell area of the cross-point MRAM. 
     In addition, the fifth method for manufacturing the magnetic memory device further includes the step of forming the first flux concentrator of the high permeability film so as to surround the opposite side faces of the write word line and the opposite face of the write word line  11  to the side facing the TMR element  13 , and a step of forming the second flux concentrator  53  of the high permeability film so as to be located between the write word line  11  and the TMR element  13  while extending along the side face of the TMR element  13  through the insulator film, so that a galvano-magnetic field generated at a time of applying a current to the write word line is concentrated efficiently on the storage layer (which will be also called a recording layer)  134  of the TMR element  13  through a transfer from the first flux concentrator  57  to the second flux concentrator  53 . Thus, it is possible to reduce current required for writing, thus reducing current consumption and also increasing lifetime of the write word line  11  against electromigration. Further, there is less drive current required which reduces an area of a current drive circuit, thereby providing an increased integration level. Further, as leakage of magnetic field is also reduced, interference with adjacent cells is reduced. 
     In the above preferred embodiments of the methods for manufacturing the magnetic memory device, an end of the side wall portion of each flux concentrator on the side of the TMR element  13  may be as high as an interface between the storage layer  134  and the cap layer  135  of the TMR element  13 , preferably over a height range of an interface between the tunnel barrier layer  133  and the storage layer  134  to an interface between the storage layer  134  and the cap layer  135 , for instance. In addition, a distance between the end of the flux concentrator and the TMR element  13  needs to be such a distance as to allow a galvano-magnetic flux having been concentrated on the end of the flux concentrator to efficiently reach the storage layer  134 . The above distance shall be equal to or less than 200 nm, preferably, equal to or less than 100 nm, for instance. 
     It is to be noted that a means for planarization of each insulator film in the above manufacturing methods is not limited to polishing through the CMP process. Other planarization technologies (such as planarization with etching-back or re-flow and planarization of etching-back after a re-flow treatment) may be also employed. 
     In the above preferred embodiments of the second to the fifth methods for manufacturing the magnetic memory device, the write word line  11  is formed with a single interconnection. Alternatively, a plurality of interconnections (two, for instance) may be also employed. In this case, the through hole  61  is provided between the plurality of interconnections as previously described with reference to  FIG. 23 . 
     Furthermore, it should be pointed out that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned preferred embodiments. It is therefore to be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that any changes, variations, combinations and sub-combinations may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described herein without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.