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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2022
Applicant:
Sandisk Technologies Llc, Addison, TX (US);
Inventors:
Xiang Yang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Deepanshu Dutta, Fremont, CA (US);
Ohwon Kwon, Milpitas, CA (US);
James Kai, Fremont, CA (US);
Yuki Mizutani, Milpitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/24 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01); G11C 16/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/26 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); G11C 16/24 (2013.01); G11C 16/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
The memory device includes a chip with circuitry, a plurality of memory blocks, and a plurality of bit lines. The memory blocks include an array of memory cells, and the circuitry either overlies or underlies the array of memory cells. The bit lines are divided into two portions that are electrically connected with one another via at least one transistor so that at least one portion of each bit line can be charged independently of the other portion of the same bit line.