Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Field effect device – Having insulated electrode
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-30
2006-05-30
Nelms, David (Department: 2818)
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Field effect device
Having insulated electrode
C257S295000, C257S296000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07053429
ABSTRACT:
A bias-adjusted giant magnetoresistive (GMR) device includes a ferromagnetic reference layer, which has a magnetization that remains relatively fixed when a range of magnetic fields is applied, and a ferromagnetic switching layer, which has a magnetization that can be changed by applying a relatively small magnetic field. In MRAM applications, the switching layer stores data in the form of the particular orientation of its magnetization relative to the magnetization of the reference layer. At least one of the reference and switching layers is split into at least two ferromagnetic layers separated by one or more layers of a nonmagnetic conductor, such that the hysteresis curve of resistance versus applied magnetic field is substantially symmetric about zero applied magnetic field.
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Honeywell International , Inc.
McDonnell Boehnen & Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
Nelms David
Nguyen Thinh T
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