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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lior Avital, Kfar Saba, IL;
Niles Yang, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/41 (2006.01); G11C 11/419 (2006.01); G11C 11/56 (2006.01); H03K 19/21 (2006.01); G11C 29/52 (2006.01); H03K 19/17796 (2020.01); G11C 29/44 (2006.01); H03K 19/1776 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/419 (2013.01); G11C 11/5642 (2013.01); G11C 29/44 (2013.01); G11C 29/52 (2013.01); H03K 19/1776 (2013.01); H03K 19/17796 (2013.01); H03K 19/21 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided that includes performing a post-write read operation on a block of memory cells that includes a select gate transistor, and based on results of the post-write read operation selectively performing a select gate maintenance operation on the select gate transistor.