[Attachment(s) from Alice Liu included below]
FYI
*2011 CAISS Seminar: STT-MRAM and Magnetic Sensors*
Magnetism based innovations have provided tremendous opportunities for
technology and business development in recent decades. In a world of
constant technological innovation, what opportunities and challenges lie
ahead for MRAM and Sensor industries? Throughout this seminar, invited
industry experts will share their views and insights with audiences about
technology advancements and future market opportunities in MRAM and Sensor
industries. Attendees will also have the opportunity to interact with
featured speakers and fellow industry members, facilitating conversations
that can promote valuable exchanges of ideas and cooperation.
To register for this free CAISS seminar, please follow link: *
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Date: December 3rd, 2011, Saturday
Time: 1:30PM-5:00PM
Venue: Western Digital (recording media operation site)
Pacific Rim Conference Room
1710 Automation Pkwy, San Jose, CA 95131
*Seminar Agenda:*
1:30pm - 2:00pm Sign-in and registration
2:00pm - 3:30pm Spin Torque MRAM: Physics and Implementation Issues by Dr.
Bob Beach, MagIC
3:30pm - 5:00pm Magnetic Sensors and their Unique Applications by Dr. Hong
Wan, mCube
*Speakers�Abstract and Biography:*
*Spin Torque MRAM: Physics and Implementation Issues by Dr. Bob Beach, MagIC
*
This talk will present the physics of Spin-Torque Transfer
Magneto-Resistive RAM (STT-MRAM) in magnetic tunnel-junctions. It becomes
difficult to scale down the bit cell for conventional field-based MRAM
beyond the 90nm node, and the industry is keen to bring STT-MRAM into
advanced products. A tutorial presentation of the physics behind tunneling
magnetoresistance (TMR) and STT will be followed by a consideration of
various STT design options for the MRAM bit. These include the recent
discovery of perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in thin CoFeB films adjacent
to MgO, and the design of the TMR stack and physical bit dimensions for
optimal electrical and magnetic performance. Bits in the STT-MRAM array
need to be engineered so they can be written and read repeatedly and
reliably under multiple write cycles, down to the PPM level. Control of the
distributions that determine these attributes is critical for STT-MRAM to
be successful in the marketplace.
Bob Beach received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Illinois in
1992, where he studied the magnetic structure of rare-earth multilayers. He
has spent the bulk of his career in the magnetic recording industry, mostly
working on read head design, and was a member of the team at Hitachi that
introduced the industy's first MgO-based TMR recording head. Since 2007, he
has been at MagIC Technologies, a division of TDK, working to develop
Spin-Torque MRAM.
*Magnetic Sensors and their Unique Applications by Dr. Hong Wan, mCube*
Computers, communications and sensor technologies are converging to change
the way we live, interact and conduct business. Sensors, as main interfaces
between electric world and physical world, are starting to engage in our
daily life and will be more so in the future. In this seminar, Dr. Hong Wan
will present hardware/computer roadmaps, magnetic sensor technologies and
their unique applications. Innovative magnetic sensor designs and
challenges faced in the development and applications.
Dr. Hong Wan, Senior Director of Advanced Product Development of mCube
Inc., is an innovative technology executive with extensive experiences in
sensing and controls product developments. In her current role, she is
leading advanced navigation product developments for mobile phone
applications. Her responsibilities include business planning, product
specifications, supplier management and R&D executions. With over a decade
experiences in the industries covering Aerospace, Industry Control,
Automotive and Consumer Electronics, Dr. Wan served as a technical manager
in Eaton Innovation Center, Control and Solution Department, and various
management roles in Honeywell in Semiconductor Sensors, personal navigation
system and magnetic sensors departments. She has numerous technical
publication and patents. Dr. Wan received her Ph.D and BS in Physics from
Peking University, China.
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Alice Liu
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Fortune Express Group
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