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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:
Jun. 03, 2025

Filed:

Apr. 23, 2021
Applicant:

Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);

Inventors:

Allahyar Vahidimowlavi, San Jose, CA (US);

Kalyan C. Kavalipurapu, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Assignee:

Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/12 (2006.01); G11C 5/06 (2006.01); G11C 8/08 (2006.01); G11C 8/14 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/08 (2013.01); G11C 5/063 (2013.01); G11C 8/08 (2013.01); G11C 8/14 (2013.01); G11C 16/0416 (2013.01); G11C 16/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

Memory devices with controlled wordline ramp rates and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a memory device includes at least one voltage regulator and a plurality of wordlines. The memory device is configured, during a programming operation of the memory region, to ramp a selected wordline to a desired programming voltage while ramping one or more adjacent, unselected wordlines electrically coupled to the selected wordline to desired inhibit voltage(s) using the at least one voltage regulator. In some embodiments, the memory device ramps the selected wordline and the one or more adjacent, unselected wordlines such that the one or more adjacent, unselected wordlines reach the desired inhibit voltage(s) upon the selected wordline reaching the desired programming voltage. In these and other embodiments, the memory device ramps the selected wordline to the desired programming voltage without floating the selected wordline.


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