Title:
MAGNETORESISTANCE EFFECT ELEMENT AND MAGNETIC MEMORY UNIT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2004/013919
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A magnetoresistance effect element having good magnetic characteristics by preventing a deterioration, by heat treating, in a reluctance change rate, and a magnetic memory unit provided with this magnetoresistance effect element to provide excellent writing characteristics. A magnetoresistance effect element (1) comprising a pair of ferromagnetic layers (magnetization fixed layer (5) and magnetization free layer (7)) facing each other via an intermediate layer (6) to allow a reluctance to be changed by running a current perpendicularly to a film surface, at least one of the pair of ferromagnetic layers (5, 7) containing an amorphous ferromagnetic material having a crystallizing temperature of at least 623 K; and a magnetic memory unit comprising this magnetoresistance effect element (1) and bit lines and word lines sandwiching the magnetoresistance effect element (1) in a thickness direction.
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Inventors:
OBA KAZUHIRO (JP)
KANO HIROSHI (JP)
HOSOMI MASANORI (JP)
BESSHO KAZUHIRO (JP)
YAMAMOTO TETSUYA (JP)
MIZUGUCHI TETSUYA (JP)
KANO HIROSHI (JP)
HOSOMI MASANORI (JP)
BESSHO KAZUHIRO (JP)
YAMAMOTO TETSUYA (JP)
MIZUGUCHI TETSUYA (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2003/009825
Publication Date:
February 12, 2004
Filing Date:
August 01, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SONY CORP (JP)
OBA KAZUHIRO (JP)
KANO HIROSHI (JP)
HOSOMI MASANORI (JP)
BESSHO KAZUHIRO (JP)
YAMAMOTO TETSUYA (JP)
MIZUGUCHI TETSUYA (JP)
OBA KAZUHIRO (JP)
KANO HIROSHI (JP)
HOSOMI MASANORI (JP)
BESSHO KAZUHIRO (JP)
YAMAMOTO TETSUYA (JP)
MIZUGUCHI TETSUYA (JP)
International Classes:
G01R33/09; G11C11/15; G11C11/16; H01F10/13; H01F10/32; H01L21/8246; H01L27/105; H01L27/22; H01L43/08; H01L43/10; (IPC1-7): H01L43/08; H01L27/105; G11B5/39; G01R33/09; H01F10/13; H01F10/32
Foreign References:
JPH08203035A | 1996-08-09 | |||
JP2002204004A | 2002-07-19 | |||
JP2002208120A | 2002-07-26 | |||
EP1202357A2 | 2002-05-02 | |||
JPH11353619A | 1999-12-24 | |||
JP2003158312A | 2003-05-30 | |||
EP1061592A2 | 2000-12-20 |
Other References:
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, vol. 91, no. 3, pages 1701
See also references of EP 1526588A4
See also references of EP 1526588A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tsunoda, Yoshisue (8-1 Nishishinjuku 1-chom, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo, JP)
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