Patent ID: 8723281

Claim:
A magnetic memory cell including a magneto tunnel junction (MTJ) accessed for reading and writing, the magnetic memory cell comprising: a source formed in a silicon substrate; a transistor channel area formed in a portion of the source; a gate formed on a different portion of the source and substantially adjacent to the transistor channel area where a first channel is formed and a second channel formed on an opposite side of the first channel; a drain formed on top of the transistor channel area, the drain, the gate, and the source collectively comprising an access transistor operative to access a magneto tunnel junction (MTJ); the MTJ formed on top of and coupled to the drain and operative to be accessed by the access transistor; a bit line formed on top of and coupled to the MTJ; and a word line formed above the bit line and coupled to the gate, wherein the source, the drain, the gate, and the transistor channel area are buried in the silicon substrate.