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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 25, 2017
Applicant:

Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);

Inventors:

Jeffrey A. Kessenich, Vancouver, WA (US);

Joemar Sinipete, Boise, ID (US);

Chiming Chu, Boise, ID (US);

Jason L. Nevill, Boise, ID (US);

Kenneth W. Marr, Boise, ID (US);

Renato C. Padilla, Boise, ID (US);

Assignee:

Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/06 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01); G11C 29/04 (2006.01); G01R 31/02 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 29/02 (2006.01); G11C 8/08 (2006.01); G11C 7/00 (2006.01); G11C 29/50 (2006.01); G11C 7/02 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01); G11C 29/12 (2006.01); G11C 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/3459 (2013.01); G01R 31/02 (2013.01); G11C 7/00 (2013.01); G11C 7/02 (2013.01); G11C 8/08 (2013.01); G11C 16/10 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01); G11C 29/02 (2013.01); G11C 29/025 (2013.01); G11C 29/04 (2013.01); G11C 29/50008 (2013.01); G11C 16/00 (2013.01); G11C 16/349 (2013.01); G11C 2029/1202 (2013.01); G11C 2029/1204 (2013.01); G11C 2029/5006 (2013.01);
Abstract

Memory devices include an array of memory cells and circuitry for control and/or access of the array of memory cells, wherein the circuitry is configured to perform a method including applying a particular voltage to an unselected access line of a program operation, sensing a current of a selected access line of the program operation while applying the particular voltage to the unselected access line, indicating a fail status of the program operation if an absolute value of the sensed current of the selected access line is greater than a particular current, and proceeding with the program operation if the absolute value of the sensed current of the selected access line is less than a particular current.


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