Low power device design application by magnetic tunnel junctions in Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM)

被引:6
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作者
Hamsa, S. [1 ]
Thangadurai, N. [1 ]
Ananth, A. G. [2 ]
机构
[1] JAIN Deemed Be Univ, Elect & Commun Engn Dept, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
[2] NMAMIT, Elect & Commun Engn Dept, Nitte, Udupi, India
来源
SN APPLIED SCIENCES | 2019年 / 1卷 / 08期
关键词
Magnetic tunnel junction; MRAM; Spin valve; Spin polarization; Ferromagnetic resistance area; Write endurance;
D O I
10.1007/s42452-019-0826-4
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The spintronics techniques combines the spin degree and charge which gives rise to state of the art devices like magnetic tunnel junctions which are ultra-low power devices. It is proposed in the paper to evaluate magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJ) at the device level. The paper present an overview of fabrication process, while considering different aspects of the characteristics of MTJs, performance, challenges and a wide range of applications which are different from conventional CMOS technology. The MTJ devices are CMOS compatible for non-volatility, high stability and reliability. The MTJ device is a promising candidate for building non-volatile circuits for ultra- low power operation and fast switching speeds. The current approaches to design logic functionalities and memory devices with MTJs w include hybrid CMOS and MTJ circuits are also discussed in the paper. The results on the most robust magnetic tunnel junction with Resistance Area =8 Omega-mu m(2) demonstrates that it satisfies the statistical requirements in parallel with high magnetic tunnel resistance greater than 15 sigma(Rp), breakdown-of voltage to edge more than 0.5 V, read-induced rate beneath 1 0(-9), and with adequate write endurance, free of undesirable write endurance magnetic inversion. Also this paper demonstrates on the most vigorous MTJ with Resistance Area =8 Omega-mu m(2) that satisfies the statistical requirements in parallel with high magnetic tunnel resistance greater than 15 sigma(Rp),breakdown-of voltage to edge more than 0.5 V, read-induced rate less than 10(-9), and with adequate write endurance, and is free of undesirable write endurance magnetic inversion.
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