Inventors:
Yiming Huai - Pleasanton CA, US
Zhitao Diao - Fremont CA, US
Eugene Youjun Chen - Fremont CA, US
Assignee:
Grandis Inc. - Milpitas CA
International Classification:
H01L 29/94
Abstract:
Magnetic multilayer structures, such as magnetic or magnetoresistive tunnel junctions (MTJs) and spin valves, having a magnetic biasing layer formed next to and magnetically coupled to the free ferromagnetic layer to achieve a desired stability against fluctuations caused by, e. g. , thermal fluctuations and astray fields. Stable MTJ cells with low aspect ratios can be fabricated using CMOS processing for, e. g. , high-density MRAM memory devices and other devices, using the magnetic biasing layer. Such multilayer structures can be programmed using spin transfer induced switching by driving a write current perpendicular to the layers. Each free ferromagnetic layer can include two or more layers and may be a multilayered free ferromagnetic stack that includes first and second ferromagnetic layers and a non-magnetic spacer between the first and second ferromagnetic layers.