Spin Memory Assigned Patent

Spin Memory, Inc., Wilmington, DE, has been assigned a patent (10,347,308) developed by Bozdag, Kadriye Deniz, Sunnyvale, CA, Gajek, Marcin, Berkeley, CA, El Baraji, Mourad, and Ryan, Eric Michael, Fremont, CA, for “systems and methods utilizing parallel configurations of magnetic memory devices.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A magnetic storage device is provided. The magnetic storage device comprises a magnetic memory cell, which includes two or more magnetic tunnel junctions, (MTJs), including a first MTJ having a first magnetic characteristic and a first electrical characteristic and a second MTJ has a second magnetic characteristic and a second electrical characteristic, wherein the first magnetic characteristic is distinct from the second magnetic characteristic. The magnetic memory cell further comprises a bottom electrode and a top electrode, wherein the two or more MTJs are arranged between the top and bottom electrode in parallel with respect to each other. The magnetic storage device further comprises readout circuitry coupled to the bottom electrode or the top electrode of the magnetic memory cell and write circuitry coupled to the bottom electrode or the top electrode of the magnetic memory cell.”

The patent application was filed on December 29, 2017 (15/859,259).