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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
May. 13, 2024
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Shih-Chang Huang, Penghu County, TW;
Han-Sung Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
MACRONIX International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
Disclosed are a memory device and a control method thereof. The memory device may be a high-capacity and high-performance three-dimensional NAND flash memory. The control method includes the following steps. Data for performing a programming operation on a specific memory cell area is obtained. A number of memory cells in a predetermined potential state in the data are counted as a first number value. The programming operation is performed on the specific memory cell area based on the data. A read operation is performed based on a reference voltage corresponding to the predetermined potential state. A number of memory cells in the predetermined potential state in the specific memory cell area after the programming operation are counted as a second number value. Whether the specific memory cell area has program disturbances is determined based on the first number value and the second number value.