Patent ID: 7706175

Claim:
A magnetic random access memory comprising: a first wiring; a second wiring formed above and spaced apart from the first wiring; a magnetoresistive effect element formed between the first wiring and the second wiring, formed in contact with an upper surface of the first wiring, and having a fixed layer, a recording layer, and a nonmagnetic layer formed between the fixed layer and the recording layer; a metal layer formed on the magnetoresistive effect element and integrated with the magnetoresistive effect element to form stacked layers; a first side insulating film formed on side surfaces of the metal layer, the magnetoresistive effect element, and the first wiring; a first contact formed in contact with a side surface of the first side insulating film; and a third wiring formed on the metal layer and the first contact to electrically connect the magnetoresistive effect element and the first contact.