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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2022
Sandisk Technologies Llc, Addison, TX (US);
Chin-Yi Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Muhammad Masuduzzaman, Chandler, AZ (US);
Kou Tei, San Jose, CA (US);
Deepanshu Dutta, Fremont, CA (US);
Hiroyuki Mizukoshi, Kawasaki, JP;
Jiahui Yuan, Fremont, CA (US);
Xiang Yang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A memory apparatus and method of operation is provided. The apparatus includes memory cells connected to word lines. The memory cells are disposed in memory holes and grouped into a plurality of tiers. The memory cells are configured to retain a threshold voltage corresponding to one of a plurality of data states to store one bit as single-level cells and a plurality of bits as multi-level cells. The apparatus also includes a control means coupled to the word lines and the memory holes and configured to select a predetermined strobe quantity of the plurality of tiers of the memory cells separately for the memory cells operating as the single-level cells and the memory cells operating as the multi-level cells. The control means is also configured to trigger sensing of the predetermined strobe quantity of the plurality of tiers of the memory cells during a verify operation.