Continuous sensing to determine read points

Abstract

A variety of applications can include devices or methods that provide read processing of data in memory cells of a memory device without predetermined read levels for the memory cells identified. A read process is provided to vary a selected access line gate voltage over time, creating a time-variate sequence where memory cell turn-on correlates with programmed threshold voltage. Total string current of data lines of a group of strings of memory cells of the memory device can be monitored during a read operation of selected memory cells of the strings to which a ramp voltage with positive slope is applied to an access line coupled to the selected memory cells. Selected values of the change of the total current with respect to time, from the monitoring of the total current, are determined. Read points to capture data are based on the determined selected values. Additional devices, systems, and methods are discussed.