Magnetic Random Access Memory Jonathan Rennie, Darren Smith
Applications Replace computer memory Instant boot devices No memory loss due to power loss Extended battery life
Benefits fast speedcheapdensenon-volatile consume low power no need to refresh FLASH √ √ SRAM √ √ DRAM √√ MRAM √√√√√√
Funding Government Military IBM – R&D Multiple universities
Magnetic Tunneling Junction Principles of operation
MRAM 1MTJ Cell
Other MRAM Configurations Square device is unstable, other geometries considered: rectangle, hexagon, disk, ellipse
Constructing MRAM Tunneling layer integrity and thickness Resistance of MTJ increases as dimensions decrease
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