Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval – Head – Magnetoresistive reproducing head
Reexamination Certificate
2007-03-27
2007-03-27
Castro, Angel (Department: 2627)
Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval
Head
Magnetoresistive reproducing head
Reexamination Certificate
active
10200512
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a magnetic tunnel junction memory element comprising two pinned ferromagnetic layers having magnetic orientations pointing in opposite directions and a sense layer arranged between the two pinned ferromagnetic layers and separated from each by a nonmagnetic tunnel barrier layer. The invention also provides methods of fabricating magnetic tunnel junction memory elements as well as magnetoresistive memory devices and processor systems comprising such memory elements.
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Castro Angel
Dickstein & Shapiro LLP
Micro)n Technology, Inc.
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