I. Baek, J. Lee, H. Kim, Y. Ha, J. Bae, S.C. Oh, S.O. Park, U. Chung, N. Lee, H. Kang, J. Moon
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Abstract
The key factors to improve the switching characteristics are systematically analyzed to develop high density MRAM with a reliable operating margin. We demonstrated that roughness control of MTJ films, choice of free layer materials with small Ms, and optimized cell shape can effectively suppress the switching distribution. As a novel free layer scheme, a lamellar structure is proposed and found to improve the switching characteristics by suppressing the grain growth in the ferromagnetic layer.