Magnetic Random Access Memory Integrated Passive Components

An embedded magnetic memory technology was developed to be integrated into a Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) circuit fabrication process to provide radiation-hard logic elements and small random access memories. The goal was not to provide large scale, bulk memory, but latches and flip-flops that serve as state and data registers for sequential logic, and configuration registers for configurable logic. The benefits include the ability to power down a subsystem while retaining system state, thus saving energy until the subsystem is required. The subsystem can then be powered up and begin operating in milliseconds.