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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2023
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Naoto Norizuki, Yokkaichi, JP;
Hiroki Yabe, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/16 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); H01L 23/00 (2006.01); H01L 25/00 (2006.01); H01L 25/065 (2023.01); H01L 25/18 (2023.01); H10B 41/27 (2023.01); H10B 43/27 (2023.01); H10B 80/00 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/16 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); H01L 24/08 (2013.01); H01L 24/80 (2013.01); H01L 25/0657 (2013.01); H01L 25/18 (2013.01); H01L 25/50 (2013.01); H10B 41/27 (2023.02); H10B 43/27 (2023.02); H10B 80/00 (2023.02); H01L 2224/08145 (2013.01); H01L 2224/80006 (2013.01); H01L 2224/80895 (2013.01); H01L 2224/80896 (2013.01); H01L 2924/1431 (2013.01); H01L 2924/14511 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a plurality of memory blocks and a bit-line-bias block. A source-drain erase bias voltage is applied between a source line and a bit lines through the bit-line-bias block during an erase operation.