Abstract: An electronic device may include a semiconductor memory, and the semiconductor memory may include a free layer having a variable magnetization direction; a pinned layer having a pinned magnetization direction; and a tunnel barrier layer between the free layer and the pinned layer, wherein the free layer may include a first magnetic layer; a second magnetic layer having a smaller perpendicular magnetic anisotropy energy density than the first magnetic layer; and a spacer interposed between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer.

Abstract: Provided is a method for fabricating an electronic device including a variable resistance element which includes a free layer formed over a substrate and having a changeable magnetization direction, a pinned layer having a pinned magnetization direction, a tunnel barrier layer interposed between the free layer and the pinned layer, and a magnetic correction layer suitable for reducing the influence of a stray field generated by the pinned layer. The method may include: cooling the substrate; and forming the magnetic correction layer over the cooled substrate.

Abstract: An electronic device may include a semiconductor memory, and the semiconductor memory may include a free layer having a variable magnetization direction; a pinned layer having a pinned magnetization direction; a tunnel barrier layer interposed between the free layer and the pinned layer; and an under layer which is in contact with the free layer and includes a rare earth metal nitride.

Abstract: This technology provides a method for fabricating an electronic device. A method for fabricating an electronic device including a variable resistance element, which includes a free layer having a variable magnetization direction; a pinned layer having a first non-variable magnetization direction, and including first ferromagnetic materials and a first spacer layer interposed between adjacent two first ferromagnetic materials among the first ferromagnetic materials; a tunnel barrier layer interposed between the free layer and the pinned layer; a magnetic correction layer having a second magnetization direction which is anti-parallel to the first magnetization direction; and a third spacer layer interposed between the magnetic correction layer and the pinned layer, and providing an anti-ferromagnetic exchange coupling between the magnetic correction layer and the pinned layer.

Abstract: Provided is an electronic device including a semiconductor memory. The semiconductor memory may include: an under layer including first and second metal layers and a barrier layer having a dual phase structure of different crystal structures and interposed between the first and second metal layers; a first magnetic layer positioned over the under layer and having a variable magnetization direction; a tunnel barrier layer positioned over the first magnetic layer; and a second magnetic layer positioned over the tunnel barrier layer and having a pinned magnetization direction, and the under layer may further include a barrier layer having a dual phase structure between the first and second metal layers.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided to include a semiconductor memory that includes: a substrate including a first region and a second region different from the first region; an interlayer dielectric layer formed over the substrate; a first conductive pattern located over the first region and formed in the interlayer dielectric layer, the first conductive pattern including a planarized top surface with a top surface of the interlayer dielectric layer; a second conductive pattern located over the second region and formed in the interlayer dielectric layer, the second conductive pattern including at least a portion recessed below a top surface of the interlayer dielectric layer; a variable resistance pattern formed over the interlayer dielectric layer the variable resistance pattern having a bottom surface coupled to the first conductive pattern and exhibiting different resistance values; and a capping layer pattern formed over the variable resistance pattern.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a magnetoresistive element, including a first magnetic layer, a nonmagnetic layer on the first magnetic layer, and a second magnetic layer on the nonmagnetic layer, wherein one of the first and second magnetic layers include one of Co and Fe, and a material having a higher standard electrode potential than Co and Fe.

Abstract: An electronic device may include a semiconductor memory, and the semiconductor memory may include a free layer having a variable magnetization direction; a pinned layer having a pinned magnetization direction; and a tunnel barrier layer between the free layer and the pinned layer, wherein the free layer may include a first magnetic layer; a second magnetic layer having a smaller perpendicular magnetic anisotropy energy density than the first magnetic layer; and a spacer interposed between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer.

Abstract: This technology provides an electronic device. An electronic device in accordance with an implementation of this document may include a semiconductor memory, and the semiconductor memory may include: an under layer including a plurality of material layers having a different crystal structures; a first magnetic layer formed over the under layer and having a variable magnetization direction; a tunnel barrier layer formed over the first magnetic layer; and a second magnetic layer formed over the tunnel barrier layer and having a pinned magnetization direction.

Abstract: A method for fabricating an electronic device including a semiconductor memory may include forming a buffer layer over a substrate, the buffer layer operable to aide in crystal growth of an under layer; forming the under layer over the buffer layer, the under layer operable to aide in crystal growth of a free layer; and forming a Magnetic Tunnel Junction (MTJ) structure including the free layer having a variable magnetization direction, a pinned layer having a pinned magnetization direction, and a tunnel barrier layer interposed between the free layer and the pinned layer over the under layer.

Abstract: An electronic device may include a semiconductor memory, and the semiconductor memory may include a free layer including a CoFeBAl alloy and having a variable magnetization direction; a pinned layer having a pinned magnetization direction; and a tunnel barrier layer interposed between the free layer and the pinned layer, wherein the CoFeBAl alloy may have an Al content less than 10 at %.

Abstract: This technology provides an electronic device. An electronic device in accordance with an implementation of this document may include a semiconductor memory for storing data, and the semiconductor memory may include a free layer having a variable magnetization direction; a pinned layer having a pinned magnetization direction; a tunnel barrier layer interposed between the free layer and the pinned layer; and an interface enhancement layer interposed between the tunnel barrier layer and the pinned layer, wherein the interface enhancement layer may include an Fe-rich first layer; a Co-rich second layer formed over the first layer; and a metal layer formed over the second layer.

Abstract: An electronic device including a semiconductor memory is provided. The semiconductor memory may include an MTJ (Magnetic Tunnel Junction) structure including a free layer having a variable magnetization direction, a pinned layer having a fixed magnetization direction, and a tunnel barrier layer interposed between the free layer and the pinned layer; and an under layer formed under the MTJ structure, wherein the under layer may include metals and oxides of the metals.

Abstract: An electronic device may include a semiconductor memory, and the semiconductor memory may include a free layer having a variable magnetization direction; a pinned layer having a pinned magnetization direction; a tunnel barrier layer interposed between the free layer and the pinned layer; and an under layer which is in contact with the free layer and includes a rare earth metal nitride.

Abstract: Implementations of the disclosed technology provide an electronic device including a semiconductor memory, wherein the semiconductor memory includes: a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) structure including a free layer having a changeable magnetization direction, a pinned layer having a pinned magnetization direction, and a tunnel barrier layer sandwiched between the free layer and the pinned layer; and an under layer located under the MTJ structure, wherein the under layer includes a first under layer including a silicon-based alloy, and a second under layer located on the first under layer and including a metal.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic memory includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer, a non-magnetic intermediate layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer and an underlying layer provided on an opposite side of the first magnetic layer with respect to the intermediate layer, and the underlying layer contains AlN of a hcp structure.

Abstract: Provided is an electronic device including a semiconductor memory. The semiconductor memory may include: an under layer including first and second metal layers and a barrier layer having a dual phase structure of different crystal structures and interposed between the first and second metal layers; a first magnetic layer positioned over the under layer and having a variable magnetization direction; a tunnel barrier layer positioned over the first magnetic layer; and a second magnetic layer positioned over the tunnel barrier layer and having a pinned magnetization direction, and the under layer may further include a barrier layer having a dual phase structure between the first and second metal layers.

Abstract: Electronic devices and systems having semiconductor memory are provided. In one implementation, for example, an electronic device may include a substrate; an under layer disposed over the substrate and including conductive hafnium silicate; a free layer disposed over the under layer and having a variable magnetization direction; a tunnel barrier layer disposed over the free layer; and a pinned layer disposed over the tunnel barrier layer and having a pinned magnetization direction, and wherein the free layer includes: a first ferromagnetic material; a second ferromagnetic material having a coercive force smaller than that of the first ferromagnetic material; and an amorphous spacer interposed between the first ferromagnetic material and the second ferromagnetic material.

Abstract: Electronic devices and systems having semiconductor memory are provided. In one implementation, for example, an electronic device may include a substrate; an under layer disposed over the substrate and including conductive hafnium silicate; a free layer disposed over the under layer and having a variable magnetization direction; a tunnel barrier layer disposed over the free layer; and a pinned layer disposed over the tunnel barrier layer and having a pinned magnetization direction, and wherein the free layer includes: a first ferromagnetic material; a second ferromagnetic material having a coercive force smaller than that of the first ferromagnetic material; and an amorphous spacer interposed between the first ferromagnetic material and the second ferromagnetic material.

Abstract: Provided is an electronic device including a semiconductor memory. The semiconductor memory may include: an under layer including first and second metal layers and a barrier layer having a dual phase structure of different crystal structures and interposed between the first and second metal layers; a first magnetic layer positioned over the under layer and having a variable magnetization direction; a tunnel barrier layer positioned over the first magnetic layer; and a second magnetic layer positioned over the tunnel barrier layer and having a pinned magnetization direction, and the under layer may further include a barrier layer having a dual phase structure between the first and second metal layers.