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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:
Apr. 02, 2024

Filed:

Dec. 20, 2021
Applicant:

Lodestar Licensing Group Llc, Evanston, IL (US);

Inventors:

Vishal Sarin, Saratoga, CA (US);

Allahyar Vahidimowlavi, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Lodestar Licensing Group LLC, Evanston, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 11/56 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/10 (2013.01); G11C 11/5628 (2013.01); G11C 16/0408 (2013.01); G11C 16/0458 (2013.01); G11C 16/3418 (2013.01); G11C 16/3427 (2013.01); G11C 2211/562 (2013.01); G11C 2211/5622 (2013.01); G11C 2211/5642 (2013.01); G11C 2211/5648 (2013.01);
Abstract

Memory having an array of memory cells might include control logic configured to cause the memory to program each memory cell of a plurality of memory cells whose respective data state is higher than or equal to a first particular data state of a plurality of data states while inhibiting programming of each memory cell of the plurality of memory cells whose respective data state is lower than the first particular data state, and program each memory cell of the plurality of memory cells whose respective data state is lower than or equal to a second particular data state of the plurality of data states after programming each memory cell of the plurality of memory cells whose respective data state is higher than or equal to the first particular data state.


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