US Patent 7863700 Magnetoresistive sensor with tunnel barrier and method

Patent 7863700 was granted and assigned to Qimonda on January, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Qimonda

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7863700

Date of Patent

January 4, 2011

Patent Application Number

12164765

Date Filed

June 30, 2008

Patent Primary Examiner

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Thao P. Le

Patent abstract

Magnetoresistive sensors with tunnel barrier and method. One embodiment provides a magnetoresistive sensor having a magnetic tunnel junction is provided. The magnetic tunnel junction includes a barrier layer. The barrier layer includes carbon, pyrolytic carbon, or graphene, or graphite.