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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2021
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Shaw-Hung Ku, Hsinchu, TW;
Cheng-Hsien Cheng, Yunlin County, TW;
Chun-Chang Lu, Yunlin County, TW;
Wen-Jer Tsai, Hualien, TW;
MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
Provided are a memory device and an operation method thereof. The memory device includes a plurality of word lines. The operation method comprising: performing a pre-fill operation on the word lines, in a first loop, applying a selected word line voltage on a first selected word line group and applying an unselected word line voltage on a first unselected word line group, and in a second loop, applying the selected word line voltage on a second selected word line group and applying the unselected word line voltage on a second unselected word line group, the first selected word line group being different from the second selected word line group, and the first unselected word line group being different from the second unselected word line group; performing an erase operation on the word lines; and performing a programming operation on the word lines.