US Patent 7405087 Magnetic memory device and method of manufacturing the same

A magnetic memory device includes a first interconnection which runs in a first direction, a second interconnection which runs in a second direction different from the first direction, a magnetoresistive element which is arranged at the intersection of and between the first and second interconnections, and a metal layer which is connected to the magnetoresistive element and has a side surface that partially coincides with a side surface of the magnetoresistive element.