It is an object of the invention to relax magnetic saturation and realize
a high-performance magnetic shield effect that is suitable for magnetic
devices such as an MRAM. A magnetic shield member of the invention is
suitable for a magnetic memory device in which a magnetic random access
memory (MRAM) consisting of a TMR element formed by stacking a
magnetization fixed layer with a direction of magnetization fixed and a
magnetic layer, in which a direction of magnetization can be changed, via
a tunnel barrier layer is sealed by a sealing material such as resin. A
planar shape or a sectional shape of magnetic shield plates provided on
the sealing material in order to magnetically shield the MRAM is a shape
in which a side substantially perpendicular to a direction of an outer
magnetic field and a side substantially parallel to the direction of an
outer magnetic field are not orthogonal to each other, in particular,
circular, polygonal, or the like, whereby it is possible to relax
magnetic saturation of the magnetic shield plate and keep the magnetic
shield effect.