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Recent advances in spintronics for emerging memory devices

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The emerging field of spintronics has the potential to bring game-changing opportunities to nanoelectronic technologies far beyond its traditional contribution to mass storage applications such as hard disk drives. The value proposition is timely since the dominant semiconductor industry is in pursuit of “More-than-Moore” to extend the technology roadmap or to create functional diversifications through enhanced system platforms. This article overviews a promising spintronic device in conjunction with recent breakthroughs in tunnel magnetoresistance and spin-transfer-torque magnetization switching.

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Kang, S.H. Recent advances in spintronics for emerging memory devices. JOM 60, 28–33 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-008-0113-0

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