Opportunities and challenges for spintronics in the microelectronic industry
Bernard Dieny
(1)
,
Ioan Lucian Prejbeanu
(1)
,
Kevin Garello
(2)
,
Pietro Gambardella
(3)
,
Paulo Peixeiro Freitas
(4)
,
Ronald Lehndorff
(5)
,
Wolfgang Raberg
(6)
,
Ursula Ebels
(1)
,
Sergej O Demokritov
(7)
,
Johan Akerman
(8)
,
Alina Deac
(9)
,
Philipp Pirro
(10)
,
Christoph Adelmann
(2)
,
Abdelmadjid Anane
(11)
,
Andrii V Chumak
(12, 13)
,
Atsufumi Hiroata
(14)
,
Stéphane Mangin
(10)
,
Mehmet Cengiz Onbasli
(15)
,
Massimo D Aquino
(16)
,
Guillaume Prenat
(1)
,
Giovanni Finocchio
(17)
,
Luis Lopez Diaz
(18)
,
Roy Chantrell
(14)
,
Oksana Chubykalo Fesenko
(19)
,
Paolo Bortolotti
(11)
1
SPINTEC -
SPINtronique et TEchnologie des Composants
2 IMEC - IMEC
3 ETH Zürich - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [Zürich]
4 INESC MN - INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias
5 Sensitec GmbH
6 Infineon Technologies AG [München]
7 University of Muenster
8 KTH - Royal Institute of Technology [Stockholm]
9 HZDR - Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
10 IJL - Institut Jean Lamour
11 UMPhy CNRS/THALES - Unité mixte de physique CNRS/Thales
12 OPTIMAS - Department of Physics and Research Center
13 Faculty of Physics [Vienna]
14 University of York [York, UK]
15 Koç University
16 PARTHENOPE - Università degli Studi di Napoli “Parthenope” = University of Naples
17 University of Messina
18 Universidad de Salamanca
19 ICMM - Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid
2 IMEC - IMEC
3 ETH Zürich - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [Zürich]
4 INESC MN - INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias
5 Sensitec GmbH
6 Infineon Technologies AG [München]
7 University of Muenster
8 KTH - Royal Institute of Technology [Stockholm]
9 HZDR - Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
10 IJL - Institut Jean Lamour
11 UMPhy CNRS/THALES - Unité mixte de physique CNRS/Thales
12 OPTIMAS - Department of Physics and Research Center
13 Faculty of Physics [Vienna]
14 University of York [York, UK]
15 Koç University
16 PARTHENOPE - Università degli Studi di Napoli “Parthenope” = University of Naples
17 University of Messina
18 Universidad de Salamanca
19 ICMM - Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid
Bernard Dieny
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Ioan Lucian Prejbeanu
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Kevin Garello
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Abdelmadjid Anane
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Stéphane Mangin
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Guillaume Prenat
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Abstract
Spintronic devices exploit the spin, as well as the charge, of electrons and could bring new capabilities to the microelectronics industry. However, in order for spintronic devices to meet the ever-increasing demands of the industry, innovation in terms of materials, processes and circuits are required. Here, we review recent developments in spintronics that could soon have an impact on the microelectronics and information technology industry. We highlight and explore four key areas: magnetic memories, magnetic sensors, radio-frequency and microwave devices, and logic and non-Boolean devices. We also discuss the challenges—at both the device and the system level—that need be addressed in order to integrate spintronic materials and functionalities into mainstream microelectronic platforms.