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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
May. 13, 2024
Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Noboru Shibata, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Hironori Uchikawa, Fujisawa Kanagawa, JP;
Taira Shibuya, Fujisawa Kanagawa, JP;
Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory includes a first memory cell configured to be set with one of different threshold voltage levels, a second memory cell configured to be set with one of the different threshold voltage levels, a first word line coupled to the first and second memory cells, a first bit line connected to the first memory cell, a second bit line connected to the second memory cell, a first sense amplifier connected to the first bit line, a second sense amplifier connected to the second bit line, a first switch provided between the first and second sense amplifiers, and a controller configured to read data of one of different bits based on a combination of the threshold voltage of the first memory cell and the threshold voltage of the second memory cell.
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