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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023

Filed:

Nov. 22, 2021
Applicant:

Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Guan-Wei Wu, Zhubei, TW;

Yao-Wen Chang, Zhubei, TW;

Chun-Liang Lu, Kinmen County, TW;

I-Chen Yang, Miaoli County, TW;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01); G11C 16/08 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01); G11C 16/24 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/3427 (2013.01); G11C 16/08 (2013.01); G11C 16/24 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01);
Abstract

A memory device and an operation method thereof are disclosed. The memory device includes a P-well region, a common source line, a ground selection line, at least one dummy ground selection line, a plurality of word lines, at least one dummy string selection line, a string selection line, at least one bit line and at least one memory string. The gates of a plurality of memory cells of the memory string are connected to the word lines. The operation method includes the following steps. Performing a read operation and applying a read voltage on the selected word line. Applying a pass voltage on other unselected word lines and the ground selection lines, etc. Before ending of the read operation, firstly decreasing voltages of the string selection line and the dummy string selection line in advance, then increasing voltage of the bit line.


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