Method and system for providing a magnetoresistive structure

Q Leng, M Pakala, Y Shen - US Patent 8,545,999, 2013 - Google Patents
US8545999B1 - Method and system for providing a magnetoresistive structure - Google Patents
US8545999B1 - Method and system for providing a magnetoresistive structure - Google …

Spin tunneling magnetic element promoting free layer crystal growth from a barrier layer interface

M Pakala, C Park - US Patent 8,559,141, 2013 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A spin tunneling element includes a pinned layer, a barrier layer, and a free
layer. The free layer includes a ferromagnetic layer including a ferromagnetic material that …

Magnetoresistive sensors having an improved free layer

Q Leng, C Kaiser, Y Guo, M Pakala, S Mao - US Patent 8,498,084, 2013 - Google Patents
A magnetoresistive sensor having a novel free layer and a method of producing the same
are disclosed. The magnetoresistive sensor comprises a pinned layer, a barrier layer …

Method and system for providing a read sensor having a low magnetostriction free layer

Q Leng, C Park, Y Guo, C Kaiser, M Pakala… - US Patent …, 2012 - Google Patents
A method and system for providing a magnetic structure in magnetic transducer is described.
The magnetic structure includes a pinned layer, a nonmagnetic spacer layer, and a free …

Structure and method to fabricate high performance MTJ devices for spin-transfer torque (STT)-RAM application

CT Horng, RY Tong, G Liu, R Beach, W Kula… - US Patent …, 2013 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A STT-RAM MTJ is disclosed with a MgO tunnel barrier formed by natural
oxidation and containing an oxygen Sur factant layer to form a more uniform MgO layer and …

Method and system for providing a spin tunneling magnetic element having a crystalline barrier layer

Y Shen, Q Leng - US Patent 8,547,730, 2013 - Google Patents
The method and system for providing a spin tunneling element are disclosed. The method
and system include depositing a pinned layer, a barrier layer, and a free layer. The barrier …

Magnetoresistive effect element and manufacturing method thereof

H Fukuzawa, H Yuasa, Y Fuji, H Iwasaki - US Patent 8,048,492, 2011 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A magnetoresistive effect element is produced by forming a first magnetic
layer, a spacer layer including an insulating layer and a conductive layer which penetrates …

Magnetic memory devices including magnetic layers having different products of saturated magnetization and thickness and related methods

S Oh, KJ Lee, J Lee, HJ Suh - US Patent 8,345,474, 2013 - Google Patents
A magnetic memory device may include a tunnel barrier, a reference layer on a first side of
the tunnel barrier, and a free layer on a second side of the tunnel barrier so that the tunnel …

Scanning magnetic microscope having improved magnetic sensor

G Xiao - US Patent 7,145,330, 2006 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A scanning magnetic microscope SMM (20) includes a sensor (10) for
sensing a magnetic field generated by a specimen (78), the sensor including one of a MTJ, a …

Magnetic tunnel junction device

J Sun, JM Slaughter - US Patent 8,216,703, 2012 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ)(10) employing a dielec tric tunneling
barrier (16), useful in magnetoresistive random access memories (MRAMs) and other …