A method and apparatus for providing magnetostriction control in a free layer of a magnetic memory device is disclosed. The same target compositions for the free layers may be used, but the relative thickness values are modified to obtain a desired magnetostriction without a change in the magenetoristance ratio, .DELTA.R/R.

 
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