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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2022
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Hernan A Castro, Shingle Springs, CA (US);
Jeremy M. Hirst, Orangevale, CA (US);
Shanky K. Jain, Folsom, CA (US);
Richard K. Dodge, Santa Clara, CA (US);
William A. Melton, Shingle Springs, CA (US);
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure includes apparatuses, methods, and systems for three-state programming of memory cells. An embodiment includes a memory having a plurality of memory cells, and circuitry configured to program a memory cell of the plurality of memory cells to one of three possible data states by applying a voltage pulse to the memory cell, determining whether the memory cell snaps back in response to the applied voltage pulse, and applying an additional voltage pulse to the memory cell based on the determination of whether the memory cell snaps back.