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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2024
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics International N.v., Geneva, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics International N.V., Geneva, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/08 (2006.01); G11C 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/08 (2013.01); G11C 7/1048 (2013.01); G11C 7/1069 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method of reading a word in a memory device, wherein the word is comprised in a first set of words that can be read by the memory device, each word of the first set comprising at least one byte of data, each word being contained in memory cells, the method comprising a pre-charging step during which the first set and at least a second set of words are pre-charged, a first terminal of each cell of the first and second sets being floating during the pre-charging step.