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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2020
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Priya Venkataraman, Boise, ID (US);
Pitamber Shukla, Boise, ID (US);
Scott A. Stoller, Boise, ID (US);
Giuseppina Puzzilli, Boise, ID (US);
Niccolo' Righetti, Boise, ID (US);
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
A method is described that includes determining a number of program and erase cycles associated with a block of pages of a memory device and determining a preprogram voltage based on the number of program and erase cycles to apply to the block of pages prior to an erase operation. The method further includes applying the preprogram voltage to the block of pages and performing an erase operation on the block of pages following application of the preprogram voltage to the block of pages.