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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2021
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/1657 (2013.01); G11C 11/1655 (2013.01); G11C 11/1673 (2013.01); G11C 11/1675 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a memory device is provided. A first address is decoded to select a bit line of a memory device. A second address is decoded to select a word line of the memory device. A word line voltage is applied to the selected word line. A bit line voltage is applied to the selected bit line. A first bias voltage is applied to each of a plurality of unselected word lines connected to a plurality of memory cells connected to the selected bit line san a memory cell connected to both the selected bit line and the selected word line.