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From STT-MRAM to Voltage-Control Spintronics Memory (VoCSM) in Pursuit of Memory Systems with Lower Energy Consumption

Journal of Magnetics, Volume 24, Number 1, 31 Mar 2019, Pages 107-111
H. Yoda * (Toshiba Corporation), Y. Ohsawa (Toshiba Corporation), Y. Kato (Toshiba Corporation), N. Shimomura (Toshiba Corporation), M. Shimizu (Toshiba Corporation), K. Koi (Toshiba Corporation), S. Shirotori (Toshiba Corporation), T. Inokuchi (Toshiba Corporation), H. Sugiyama (Toshiba Corporation), S. Oikawa (Toshiba Corporation), B. Altansargai (Toshiba Corporation), M. Ishikawa (Toshiba Corporation), A. Kurobe (Toshiba Corporation)
Abstract
We designed a voltage-control spintronics memory unit-cell, VoCSM, with high write-efficiency to prove a potential to reduce writing energy per bit. By optimizing a self-aligned structure, the cell has the critical switching
current (Icsw) smaller than 50 μA at 20 nsec. for designed MTJ size of about 50 × 150 nm2. The value is much smaller than that for mature STT-MRAM with the similar dimension. VoCSM also was proved to have
unlimited endurance. Finally, with an empirical equation of Icsw further reduction of Icsw is estimated to clarify that VoCSM has a potential to reduce Icsw down to several μA.
 
Keywords: MRAM; spintronics; spin Hall; voltage-control spintronics memory; voltage-control magnetic anisotropy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4283/JMAG.2019.24.1.107
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