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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. 23, 2024

Filed:

Oct. 20, 2022
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Ching-Huang Lu, Fremont, CA (US);

Vinh Q. Diep, Hayward, CA (US);

Zhengyi Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);

Yingda Dong, Los Altos, CA (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/34 (2006.01); G11C 16/08 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 16/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/3459 (2013.01); G11C 16/08 (2013.01); G11C 16/10 (2013.01); G11C 16/30 (2013.01);
Abstract

Processing logic in a memory device initiates a program operation on a memory array, the program operation comprising a program phase and a program verify phase. The processing logic further causes a negative voltage signal to be applied to a first selected word line of a block of the memory array during the program verify phase of the program operation, wherein the first selected word line is coupled to a corresponding first memory cell of a first plurality of memory cells in a string of memory cells in the block, wherein the first selected word line is associated with the program operation.


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