MRAM ARRAY HAVING REFERENCE CELL STRUCTURE AND CIRCUITRY THAT REINFORCES REFERENCE STATES BY INDUCED MAGNETIC FIELD

A magnetic memory device that includes magnetic read elements and magnetic reference cells. The magnetic reference cells include magnetic tunnel junction elements having the same construction as the magnetic read elements. The reference cells produce a reference signal that can be compared with a re...

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Hauptverfasser: Bozdag, Kadriye Deniz, Kim, Kuk-Hwan, Ryan, Eric Michael
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Zusammenfassung:A magnetic memory device that includes magnetic read elements and magnetic reference cells. The magnetic reference cells include magnetic tunnel junction elements having the same construction as the magnetic read elements. The reference cells produce a reference signal that can be compared with a read signal from the magnetic read element to determine whether the read element is in a high or low resistance state. During creation of the reference signal, the current passes in such a way so that reference cells are forced to be in the right state while causing no disturbance to the reference cell. The reference cell includes magnetic tunnel junction elements and also includes circuitry configured to produce a magnetic field that biases the magnetic tunnel junction elements of the reference cell into a desired magnetic state to ensure that the desired magnetic state of the reference cell magnetic tunnel junction elements is maintained.