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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:
Aug. 20, 2024

Filed:

May. 05, 2023
Applicant:

Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Tsukasa Tokutomi, Kanagawa, JP;

Masanobu Shirakawa, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

KIOXIA CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G06F 11/10 (2006.01); G11C 11/56 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01); G11C 29/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/34 (2013.01); G06F 11/1068 (2013.01); G11C 11/5628 (2013.01); G11C 11/5642 (2013.01); G11C 16/10 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01); G11C 29/52 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01);
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a controller is configured to write four-bit data in each of memory cells, and read first data item from the memory cells through application of a first voltage to a word line. The controller is configured to read second data items by repeating a first operation of reading data including data of respective first bits of the memory cells through application of two voltages to the word line at different timings while changing the two voltages in each first operation from the two voltages in another first operation. The controller is configured to mask part of each of the second data items using the first data.


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