摘要 |
According to one embodiment, a magnetic memory device includes a semiconductor substrate, a magnetoresistive element provided on the semiconductor substrate and includes a storage layer, a tunnel barrier layer, and a reference layer which are stacked, the reference layer having a magnetization direction perpendicular to a principal surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a magnetic field generation section provided away from the magnetoresistive element and configured to generate a magnetic field perpendicular to the principal surface of the semiconductor substrate to reduce a magnetic field from the reference layer which is applied to the storage layer. |