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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2024
Micron Technology, Inc., Bosie, ID (US);
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
A memory device includes an array of strings of memory cells, a local bitline coupled with a plurality of the strings of memory cells, and a sense transistor having a gate terminal coupled with the local bitline. The memory device further includes a series of transistors have a data read path between a source line and the sense transistor and between the sense transistor and a global bitline that is coupled with a page buffer. A micropump is integrated within the series of transistors. Control logic is coupled with the series of transistors and to, during a read operation of a memory cell of the array and in response to the sense transistor turning on, activate the micropump to cause a constant read current to flow between the global bitline and the source line.