Ion beam etching technology for high-density spin transfer torque magnetic random access memory

Kuniaki Sugiura; Shigeki Takahashi; Minoru Amano; Takeshi Kajiyama; Masayoshi Iwayama; Yoshiaki Asao; Naoharu Shimomura; Tatsuya Kishi; Sumio Ikegawa; Hiroaki Yoda; Akihiro Nitayama

doi:10.1143/JJAP.48.08HD02

Ion beam etching technology for high-density spin transfer torque magnetic random access memory

Kuniaki Sugiura, Shigeki Takahashi, Minoru Amano, Takeshi Kajiyama, Masayoshi Iwayama, Yoshiaki Asao, Naoharu Shimomura, Tatsuya Kishi, Sumio Ikegawa, Hiroaki Yoda, Akihiro Nitayama

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A spin transfer torque magnetoresistive random access memory (STT-MRAM) is the most promising candidate for a non-volatile random access memory, because of its scalability, high-speed operation, and unlimited read/write endurance. An ion beam etching (IBE) is one of the promising etching methods for a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) of the STT-MRAM, because it has no after-corrosion and oxidation problems. In this work, we developed the multiple-step wafer-tilted IBE using computer calculation. Using optimized multiple-step IBE conditions, we fabricated MTJs without barrier-short defects.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	08HD021-08HD023
Journal	Japanese journal of applied physics
Volume	48
Issue number	8 Part 2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1143/JJAP.48.08HD02
Publication status	Published - 2009 Dec 1

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Ion beam etching technology for high-density spin transfer torque magnetic random access memory. / Sugiura, Kuniaki; Takahashi, Shigeki; Amano, Minoru; Kajiyama, Takeshi; Iwayama, Masayoshi; Asao, Yoshiaki; Shimomura, Naoharu; Kishi, Tatsuya; Ikegawa, Sumio; Yoda, Hiroaki; Nitayama, Akihiro.

In: Japanese journal of applied physics, Vol. 48, No. 8 Part 2, 01.12.2009, p. 08HD021-08HD023.

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Sugiura, Kuniaki ; Takahashi, Shigeki ; Amano, Minoru ; Kajiyama, Takeshi ; Iwayama, Masayoshi ; Asao, Yoshiaki ; Shimomura, Naoharu ; Kishi, Tatsuya ; Ikegawa, Sumio ; Yoda, Hiroaki ; Nitayama, Akihiro. / Ion beam etching technology for high-density spin transfer torque magnetic random access memory. In: Japanese journal of applied physics. 2009 ; Vol. 48, No. 8 Part 2. pp. 08HD021-08HD023.

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