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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2021
Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd., Wuhan, CN;
YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Wuhan, CN;
Abstract
A memory includes a first deck including a first set of word lines, a second deck above the first deck and including a second set of word lines, and a controller. The controller is configured to apply a program voltage to a first target word line of the first set of word lines in the first deck, and apply a first pass voltage to at least one of the first set of word lines that is below the first target word line when applying the program voltage to the first target word line. The controller is also configured to apply the program voltage to a second target word line of the second set of word lines in the second deck, and apply a second pass voltage to at least one of the second set of word lines that is below the second target word line when applying the program voltage to the second target word line. The second pass voltage is greater than the first pass voltage.