Pictures from Philips Research Password
Issue 12, July 2002
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Storage Applications
Digital storage allows to use the stored content in any
networked device in the home.
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Storage Applications
Sharing content in different mobile devices.
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Testing set-up for high-speed optical recording
research.
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Measuring the performance of experimental MRAM circuits.
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Manufacturing of experimental MRAM circuits.
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GMR
Solid-state Magnetic Random Access Memory (MRAM) devices
are based on either the Giant Magneto-Resistive (GMR)
effect or the Tunnelling Magneto-Resistive (TMR) effect.
This picture illustrates the GMR effect. Free electrons
are generated ‘spin-up’ and ‘spin-down’ in equal
proportions. When the orientation of both magnetic
layers is the same, only one type of electron is
retarded (low-resistance state - top diagram). When the
magnetic orientations of the layers are opposed, both
spin-up and spin-down electrons suffer retardation
(high-resistance state - bottom diagram).
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TMR
Solid-state Magnetic Random Access Memory (MRAM) devices
are based on either the Giant Magneto-Resistive (GMR)
effect or the Tunnelling Magneto-Resistive (TMR) effect.
This picture illustrates the TMR effect. The tunnelling
energy for electrons that are spin-aligned with both
magnetic layers is less than that for electrons that are
spin-aligned with only one layer. When the orientation
of both magnetic layers is the same, spin-aligned
electrons have a higher probability of tunnelling
through the insulating layer (low-resistance state - top
diagram). When the magnetic orientations of the layers
are opposed, the tunnelling probability of both spin-up
and spin-down electrons is reduced (high-resistance
state - bottom diagram).
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