A. Driskill-Smith

2.2k citations

21 papers · 1.5k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 13

Impact in

Hardware and Architecture top 5%
- Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 2%
- Magnetic properties of thin films
- Quantum and electron transport phenomena

Papers in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 13
- Magnetic properties of thin films 11
Surfaces, Coatings and Films 2

Co-authors: Dmytro Apalkov V. Nikitin Steven Watts D. K. Lottis M. Krounbi A. V. Khvalkovskiy X. Tang Eugene Chen
Journals: IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (5 papers)Microelectronic Engineering (3 papers)Applied Physics Letters (3 papers)ACM Journal on Emerging Technologies in Computing Systems (1 paper)Journal of Physics D Applied Physics (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom France

In The Last Decade

A. Driskill-Smith

21 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Basic principles of STT-MRAM cell operation in memory arrays 2013 · 412 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2013 Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
2013 ACM Journal on Emerging Technologies in Computing Systems

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1	Basic principles of STT-MRAM cell operation in memory arrays Journal of Physics D Applied Physics ·A. V. Khvalkovskiy, Dmytro Apalkov, Steven Watts, Roman V. Chepulskii, R. S. Beach, A. Ong, X. Tang, A. Driskill-Smith, W. H. Butler, P. B. Visscher, D. K. Lottis, Larry D. Wagenknecht, V. Nikitin, M. Krounbi Hit paper breakdown →	2013	412
2	Spin-transfer torque magnetic random access memory (STT-MRAM) ACM Journal on Emerging Technologies in Computing Systems ·Dmytro Apalkov, A. V. Khvalkovskiy, Steven Watts, V. Nikitin, Xueti Tang, D. K. Lottis, Ki-Seok Moon, Xiao Luo, Eugene Chen, Adrian Ong, A. Driskill-Smith, M. Krounbi Hit paper breakdown →	2013	379
3	Latest Advances and Roadmap for In-Plane and Perpendicular STT-RAM A. Driskill-Smith, Dmytro Apalkov, V. Nikitin, X. Tang, Steven Watts, D. K. Lottis, Kibong Moon, A. V. Khvalkovskiy, Roland Kawakami, Jian Wang, A. Ong, Ryota KITAO, M. Krounbi	2011	69
4	Advances and Future Prospects of Spin-Transfer Torque Random Access Memory IEEE Transactions on Magnetics ·Francesco Rocciolo, Dmytro Apalkov, Zhuo Diao, A. Driskill-Smith, D. P. Druist, D. K. Lottis, V. Nikitin, X. Tang, Steven Watts, Thomas Tibbetts, Stefan Wolf, Avik W. Ghosh, Jiwei Lu, S. J. Poon, Mircea R. Stan, W. H. Butler, Subhadra Gupta, Claudia Mewes, Tim Mewes, P. B. Visscher	2010	288
5	Comparison of Scaling of In-Plane and Perpendicular Spin Transfer Switching Technologies by Micromagnetic Simulation IEEE Transactions on Magnetics ·Dmytro Apalkov, Steven Watts, A. Driskill-Smith, Eugene Chen, Zhitao Diao, V. Nikitin	2010	39
6	Non-volatile spin-transfer torque RAM (STT-RAM): Data, analysis and design requirements for thermal stability A. Driskill-Smith, Steven Watts, V. Nikitin, Dmytro Apalkov, D. P. Druist, Roland Kawakami, X. Tang, Jian Wang, A. Ong, Neha Bhandare	2010	10
7	Non-volatile spin-transfer torque RAM (STT-RAM) Karen Grandison, D. K. Lottis, A. Driskill-Smith, D. P. Druist, V. Nikitin, Steven Watts, X. Tang, Dmytro Apalkov	2010	13
8	Non-volatile Spin-Transfer Torque RAM (STT-RAM): An analysis of chip data, thermal stability and scalability A. Driskill-Smith, Steven Watts, Dmytro Apalkov, D. P. Druist, X. Tang, Zhuo Diao, Jian Wang, A. Ong, V. Nikitin, Kazuaki NISHIYABU	2010	15
9	Spin transfer switching in dual MgO magnetic tunnel junctions Applied Physics Letters ·Zhitao Diao, Alex Panchula, Yunfei Ding, Mahendra Pakala, Anirudh Tiwari, Zhanjie Li, Dmytro Apalkov, J. Stutzin, A. Driskill-Smith, Lien-Chang Wang, Eugene Chen, Yiming Huai	2007	131
10	Nano Processing Strategies for MR Sensor Read Width and Stripe Height formation M. C. Cyrille, F.H. Dill, Alessandra De Donato, R.E. Fontana, Mustafa Pinarbasi, Y. Ermolaev, J. A. Katine, A. Driskill-Smith, Inal Ajinjal, Johanna Mercedes Meza Calvache, C. Tsang, Paul Hatzigiannakoglou	2006	2
11	Nano Processing Strategies for MR Sensor Read Width and Stripe Height Formation IEEE Transactions on Magnetics ·Yu-Chang Lee, F.H. Dill, Alessandra De Donato, R.E. Fontana, Mustafa Pinarbasi, Y. Ermolaev, J. A. Katine, A. Driskill-Smith, Inal Ajinjal, D. Mauri, Johanna Mercedes Meza Calvache, Paul Hatzigiannakoglou, C. Tsang	2006	3
12	Electron-beam lithography for the magnetic recording industry: fabrication of nanoscale (10 nm) thin-film read heads Microelectronic Engineering ·A. Driskill-Smith	2004	7
13	Electron-beam and emerging lithography for the magnetic recording industry Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·A. Driskill-Smith	2004	3
14	Track Width Study of E-Beam Defined GMR Read Heads on Longitudinal and Perpendicular Media IEEE Transactions on Magnetics ·C. Tsang, Scott Macdonald, Fabiano Thulu, J. A. Katine, M. C. Cyrille, A. Driskill-Smith, Johanna Mercedes Meza Calvache, J.S. Moore, J. Daniel Fleming, P. Arnett, Ernesto E. Marinero, D. P. Druist, Mustafa Pinarbasi, Alexandr V. Gureev, K. Takano, Y. Ikeda, Hoa Do, M.E. Best, A. Moser	2004	12
15	Electron-beam lithography for the magnetic recording industry: fabrication of nanoscale (10 nm) thin-film read heads Microelectronic Engineering ·A. Driskill-Smith	2004	4
16	Fabrication and characterization of vacuum nanoelectronic devices Microelectronic Engineering ·A. Driskill-Smith, D. G. Hasko, H. Ahmed	2000	6
17	Quantum interference in a vacuum nanotriode Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena ·A. Driskill-Smith, D. G. Hasko, H. Ahmed	2000	12
18	The “nanotriode:” A nanoscale field-emission tube Applied Physics Letters ·A. Driskill-Smith, D. G. Hasko, H. Ahmed	1999	50
19	Nanoscale field emission structures for ultra-low voltage operation at atmospheric pressure Applied Physics Letters ·A. Driskill-Smith, D. G. Hasko, H. Ahmed	1997	50
20	Fabrication and behavior of nanoscale field emission structures Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena ·A. Driskill-Smith, D. G. Hasko, Hind Ahmed	1997	11

About A. Driskill-Smith

A. Driskill-Smith is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Condensed Matter Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, having authored 21 papers that have together received 1.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Magnetic properties of thin films (11 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (7 papers), Advancements in Photolithography Techniques (6 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (5 papers), Advanced Data Storage Technologies (4 papers), ZnO doping and properties (3 papers), Magnetic Properties and Applications (3 papers) and Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Hardware and Architecture (230 citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (903 citations), Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (360 citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (931 citations) and Condensed Matter Physics (168 citations). A. Driskill-Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Frequent co-authors include Dmytro Apalkov, V. Nikitin, Steven Watts, D. K. Lottis, M. Krounbi, A. V. Khvalkovskiy, X. Tang, Eugene Chen, P. B. Visscher and W. H. Butler. Their work appears in journals such as IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Microelectronic Engineering, Applied Physics Letters, ACM Journal on Emerging Technologies in Computing Systems and Journal of Physics D Applied Physics.

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