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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2019
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Dale H. Hiscock, Boise, ID (US);
Evan C. Pearson, Boise, ID (US);
John H. Gentry, Boise, ID (US);
Michael J. Scott, Boise, ID (US);
Greg S. Gatlin, Mountain Home, ID (US);
Lael H. Matthews, Meridian, ID (US);
Anthony M. Geidl, Boise, ID (US);
Michael Roth, Boise, ID (US);
Markus H. Geiger, Boise, ID (US);
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
Memory devices and systems with TSV health monitor circuitry, and associated methods, are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a memory device includes a plurality of memory dies, a plurality of through-silicon vias (TSVs) in electrical communication with the memory dies; and circuitry. In some embodiments, the circuitry is configured to electrically couple a pair of TSVs of the plurality of TSVs to form a passive circuit. For example, the circuitry can activate a transistor electrically positioned between TSVs of the pair of TSVs to electrically couple the pair of TSVs. In these and other embodiments, the circuitry applies a test voltage to the pair of TSVs using the passive circuit to determine whether a TSV of the pair of TSVs includes degradation.