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Spintronics is a new trend in the development of nanoelectronics and, therefore, requires the development of new software tools for modeling aimed at the development and further miniaturization of spintronic devices. In this paper, we present a new software package for the technology computer aided design modeling of spintronic devices based on magnetic tunnel junctions. The theoretical models and scenarios of the software package are described. Examples of application of the software package to solving the main problems arising in the design of magnetoresistive memory elements and consistent miniaturization of these devices are considered.
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Knizhnik, A.A., Goryachev, I.A., Demin, G.D. et al. A software package for computer-aided design of spintronic nanodevices. Nanotechnol Russia 12, 208–217 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995078017020082
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