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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:
Mar. 12, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 11, 2020
Applicant:

Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);

Inventors:

Ferdinando Bedeschi, Biassono, IT;

Riccardo Muzzetto, Arcore, IT;

Umberto Di Vincenzo, Capriate San Gervasio, IT;

Assignee:

Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 (2006.01); G11C 16/08 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01); G11C 16/30 (2006.01); G11C 29/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/26 (2013.01); G11C 16/08 (2013.01); G11C 16/30 (2013.01); G11C 29/52 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method for accessing memory cells comprising: applying an increasing read voltage with a first polarity to the plurality of memory cells; counting a number of switching memory cells in the plurality based on the applying the increasing read voltage; applying a first read voltage with the first polarity based on the number of switched memory cells reaching a threshold number; applying a second read voltage with a second polarity opposite to the first polarity; and determining that a memory cell in the plurality of memory cells has a first logic value based on the memory cell having switched during one of the applying the increasing read voltage and the applying the first read voltage or based on the memory cell not having switched during the applying the second read voltage. A related system is also disclosed.


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