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Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020

Filed:

Jan. 12, 2018
Applicant:

Sandisk Technologies Llc, Plano, TX (US);

Inventors:

Qui Vi Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);

Jong Hak Yuh, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Khanh Nguyen, San Ramon, CA (US);

Assignee:

SanDisk Technologies LLC, Addison, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/30 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01); G11C 11/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/30 (2013.01); G11C 11/5642 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed includes a memory device and a method of operating the memory device. A voltage is applied to a word line coupled to first memory transistors of a first plurality of strings of transistors and second memory transistors of a second plurality of strings of transistors. A current flow through one or more of the first plurality of strings of transistors is enabled, while applying the voltage to the word line. A current flow through the second plurality of strings of transistors is disabled by floating source terminals and drain terminals of the second memory transistors, while enabling the current flow through the one or more of the first plurality of strings of transistors.


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