Patent ID: 7099176

Claim:
A magnetic random access memory (MRAM) cell, comprising: an MRAM cell stack located over a substrate and including a pinned layer, a tunneling barrier layer, and a free layer, the tunneling barrier layer interposing the pinned layer and the free layer; and first and second write lines spanning at least one side of the MRAM cell stack and defining a projected region of intersection of the MRAM cell stack and the first and second write lines; wherein the first write line extends in a first direction within the projected region of intersection; wherein the second write line extends in a second direction within the projected region of intersection, wherein the first and second directions are angularly offset by an offset angle ranging between 45 and 90 degrees, exclusively; and wherein neither of the first and second write lines is parallel to an easy axis of the MRAM cell stack within the projected region of intersection.