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ArticleNano letters2025

Multilevel Nanoarray Spin-Orbit Torque Device for Process-in-Memory Applications.

Daekyu Koh, Dong-Jun Kim, Taehwan Kim, Minseok Kang, Duc Duong Viet, Hyejin Hong, Jong-Ryul Jeong, Jongsun Park, Byong-Guk Park

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Article in Nano letters, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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9 authors.

Daekyu KohDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
Dong-Jun KimDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
Taehwan KimSchool of Electrical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.
Minseok KangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
Duc Duong VietDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea.
Hyejin HongSchool of Electrical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.
Jong-Ryul JeongDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0295-4030
Jongsun ParkSchool of Electrical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.
Byong-Guk ParkDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-8813-7025

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Abstract

The advancement of data-driven technologies has increased energy and time consumption in data transfer between processors and memory units, limiting further improvement in device performance. This challenge can be addressed by introducing process-in-memory (PIM) architecture, which alleviates data transfer overhead through in-memory computation. In this work, we propose multilevel nanoarray spin-orbit torque (SOT) devices for PIM applications. In a Hall bar structure with multiple ferromagnetic islands, the SOT switching current varies depending on the size or shape of each island. Discrete multilevel states can then be precisely controlled by modulating input current, thus demonstrating analog PIM functionality. Furthermore, the same device also enables logic operations, with pulse currents as digital inputs and multilevel resistances as digital outputs, thereby demonstrating its suitability for digital PIM applications. Notably, multilevel SOT switching can operate with nanosecond current pulses, without requiring external magnetic field, highlighting its potential for ultrafast, energy-efficient PIM platforms.

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logic operationmagnetoresistive random-access memorymultilevel storageprocess-in-memorySpin−orbit torque

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