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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2024
Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoya Sanuki, Yokkaichi Mie, JP;
Yasuhito Yoshimizu, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A memory device includes a bit line, a source line, a first string in which a plurality of first memory cells are connected in series between the bit line and the source line, and a control circuit. The control circuit performs a sense operation for a search operation to determine if search data is stored in the plurality of first memory cells by supplying voltages to a plurality of word lines respectively corresponding to the plurality of first memory cells based on the search data and determining a similarity between the search data and data actually stored in the plurality of first memory cells based on a change in voltage of the bit line caused by current flowing between the bit line and the source line via the first string.