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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2022
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventor:
Toru Tanzawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/26 (2006.01); G11C 16/12 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 7/00 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/26 (2013.01); G11C 7/00 (2013.01); G11C 16/0408 (2013.01); G11C 16/10 (2013.01); G11C 16/12 (2013.01); G11C 16/3459 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments are provided that include a memory device having a memory array including a plurality of access lines and data lines. The memory device further includes a circuit coupled to the plurality of access lines and configured to provide consecutive pulses to a selected one of the plurality of access lines. Each pulse of the consecutive pulses includes a first voltage and a second voltage. The first voltage is greater in magnitude than the second voltage, and the first voltage is applied for a shorter duration than the second voltage.