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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2019
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Yi-Chun Liu, Zhubei, TW;
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A memory device includes a memory cell array and a memory controller. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory blocks. Each of the memory blocks includes a plurality of word lines. A plurality of memory chunks is coupled to at least one of the word lines. The memory controller is configured to program data to a particular memory chunk of the plurality of memory chunks by performing a chunk operation that includes selecting a particular word line from the plurality of word lines, selecting a particular memory chunk from the plurality of memory chunks that are coupled to the particular word line, and applying a program voltage to a particular memory block corresponding to the particular memory chunk to program data to the particular memory chunk.