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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2024
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Aaron S. Yip, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Paolo Tessariol, Arcore, IT;
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 43/27 (2023.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01); H10B 41/27 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 43/27 (2023.02); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); G11C 16/10 (2013.01); G11C 16/3404 (2013.01); H10B 41/27 (2023.02); G11C 16/102 (2013.01);
Abstract
Control logic in a memory device causes a plurality of source control signals to be applied to a plurality of deintegrated source segments of a first block of a plurality of blocks of a memory array of a memory device to selectively activate a plurality of sub-blocks of the first block and programs a plurality of select gate devices in a plurality of logical select gate layers spanning the plurality of sub-blocks and positioned at a drain-side of the first block of the memory array with a threshold voltage pattern.