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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Sandisk Technologies Llc, Addison, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
SanDisk Technologies LLC, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 16/08 (2006.01); G11C 16/24 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); H10B 43/27 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/10 (2013.01); G11C 16/08 (2013.01); G11C 16/24 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); H10B 43/27 (2023.02);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided that includes a word line coupled to a word line driver circuit, bit lines, a plurality of non-volatile memory cells each coupled to the word line and a corresponding one of the bit lines, and a control circuit coupled to the word line and the bit lines. The control circuit is configured to program the memory cells by causing the word line driver to apply a program pulse to the word line, and biasing each bit line to a corresponding bit line voltage that has a value that varies based on a distance between the word line driver and the corresponding bit line.