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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2023
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/34 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/08 (2006.01); G11C 16/28 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/3404 (2013.01); G11C 16/0433 (2013.01); G11C 16/08 (2013.01); G11C 16/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory device includes a word line area that is between a bit line and a common source line. The word line area includes a plurality of stacks. A first area includes first stacks with a first resistance value in the word line area, a second area includes second stacks with a second resistance value in the word line area, wherein the second resistance value is different from the first resistance value, a third area includes third stacks with a third resistance value that different from the first resistance value, and a processor is configured to control a recovery sequence of the first area, the second area, and the third area.