Crocus Technology to Present Technical Findings on Spin Transfer Torque Technology (STT) at the 11th Joint MMM-Intermag Conference

SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - January 15, 2010) - Crocus Technology, a premier developer of Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM) technology, will present a series of technical papers on Spin Transfer Torque (STT) and MRAM technology at the 11th Joint MMM-Intermag Conference. The conference will be held from January 18 - January 22 in Washington, DC. Crocus, along with its affiliates at the world renowned Spintec Laboratories in Grenoble, France, will be presenting five technical papers including one invited paper. Crocus invites attendees, press, and analysts to attend the presentations below.

The results in the field of Spin Transfer Torque to be presented at the conference build on STT innovations previously announced by Crocus in October 2009. Crocus' team, with its development partner Spintec, has been focused on innovations in STT and other MRAM technology for more than 10 years. Additional papers to be presented detail the company's Thermal Assist technology for achieving high stability in MRAM memories.

Session AA -- SYMPOSIUM: SPIN TORQUE DEVICES FOR CMOS-INTEGRATED
 APPLICATIONS
TOPIC: MRAM: from Thermally Assisted to Spin Transfer Torque and Beyond
WHEN: Tuesday, January 19, 10:48am
WHO: Lucian Prejbeanu, Crocus Technology

Session BD EXCHANGE BIAS I
TOPIC: IrMn and FeMn Blocking Temperature Dependence on Heating Pulse Width
WHEN: Tuesday, January 19, 2:48pm
WHO: Lucien Lombard, Crocus Technology

Session MRAM AND SPIN-TORQUE SWITCHES
TOPIC: FeMn Exchange Biased Storage Layer for Thermally Assisted MRAM
WHEN: Wednesday, January 20, 1:54pm
WHO: Erwan Gapihan, Crocus Technology

Session TUNNEL MAGNETORESISTANCE II (POSTER SESSION)
TOPIC: Off-axis Al Deposition for Low Resistivity Tunnel Barriers
WHEN: Thursday, January 21, 8:00am to 12:00pm
WHO: Sebastien Bandiera, Spintec

Session SPIN-TORQUE JUNCTIONS AND MATERIALS (POSTER SESSION)
TOPIC: Oscillations in Spin Transfer Torque Driven Magnetization Reversal
 Probability
WHEN: Thursday, January 21, 1pm to 5pm
WHO: Bernard Dieny, Spintec

For additional conference information, visit: www.magnetism.org

About Crocus Technology

Crocus is a leading developer of MRAM technology for dense, non-volatile, high-speed, scalable memories. The company's MRAM innovation originated in the Grenoble-based Spintec laboratory, a world-leading R&D center in Spintronics, affiliated with French national laboratories CEA and CNRS. The company will offer discrete, high-density MRAM chips that target a wide variety of telecommunication, networking, storage, computing and handheld applications. The company also licenses its technology for both stand alone and embedded chip applications. Crocus' MRAM technology is covered by a comprehensive patent portfolio. Find Crocus at: www.crocustechnology.com.

Contact Information: CONTACT: Layla McHale McHale Communications for Crocus Technology 408.981.6394