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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2021
Applicant:
Neo Semiconductor, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Fu-Chang Hsu, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
NEO Semiconductor, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/00 (2006.01); G11C 16/12 (2006.01); G11C 16/24 (2006.01); G11C 16/30 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/3459 (2013.01); G11C 16/12 (2013.01); G11C 16/24 (2013.01); G11C 16/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for NAND flash memory are disclosed. In an embodiment, a NAND flash memory is provided that includes a plurality of bit lines connected to a plurality of bit line select gates, respectively, and a page buffer connected to the plurality of bit line select gates. The NAND flash memory also includes a plurality of load devices connected to the plurality of bit lines, respectively. The plurality of load devices are configured to provide load current during read operations.