Patent ID: 7738287

Claim:
A magnetic memory comprising: a plurality of magnetic storage cells in an array, each of the plurality of magnetic storage cells including at least one magnetic element having at least one magnetization, the at least one magnetic element having an easy axis and being programmable by at least one write current driven through the magnetic element; a plurality of bit lines corresponding to the plurality of magnetic storage cells; and at least one bias structure, each of the at least one bias structure adjoining and magnetically coupled with the at least one magnetic element in each of a portion of the plurality of magnetic storage cells, the portion of the plurality of magnetic storage cells including multiple magnetic storage cells, the at least one bias structure providing a bias field configured to bias the at least one magnetization of the at least one magnetic element in a direction greater than zero degrees and less than one hundred eighty degrees from the easy axis; wherein the bias structure further includes: at least one magnetically soft layer magnetostatically coupled to the at least one magnetic element; and wherein the at least one magnetically soft layer is adjacent to each of the plurality of bit lines.