MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM USED IN THE MANUFACTURING METHOD

• Main Authors: KURIBAYASHI, MASAKI, DJAYAPRAWIRA, DAVID DJULIANTO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; Japanese
• Published: 11.03.2010
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; INDUCTANCES; INFORMATION STORAGE; INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORDCARRIER AND TRANSDUCER; MAGNETS; PHYSICS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; TRANSFORMERS

A magnetoresistive element having a higher MR ratio than conventional magnetoresistive elements, and a method for manufacturing the magnetoresistive element. The magnetoresistive element comprises a substrate, a magnetization fixed layer, a magnetization free layer, and a tunnel barrier layer arrang...