Patent ID: 7211511

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a magnetic memory device comprising steps of: forming a first wiring on a substrate; forming a magnetoresistance effect type memory element which comprises a tunnel insulating layer disposed between a ferromagnetic material and which is electrically insulated from the first wiring; forming an insulating film for covering the memory element; and forming second wirings so that they are buried in the insulating film wherein one of the second wirings is electrically connected to the magnetoresistive effect type memory element and spatially crosses the first wiring through the magnetoresistive effect type memory element disposed therebetween, wherein said method further comprises steps of: removing the insulating film on side portions of the second wirings to expose the second wirings; and forming a soft magnetic material layer selectively on a side surface and a top surface of each of the second wirings, but not as a continuous layer from one of the second wirings to an adjacent one of the second wirings.