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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2024
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Pitamber Shukla, Boise, ID (US);
Ryan Hrinya, Boise, ID (US);
Fulvio Rori, Boise, ID (US);
Scott A. Stoller, Boise, ID (US);
Tyler Betz, Meridian, ID (US);
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for determining performing read operations on a partially programmed block are provided. One example apparatus can include a controller configured to apply a read voltage to a word line in an array of memory cells during a read operation on the word line, apply a first pass voltage to a number of programmed word lines in the array of memory cells during the read operation, and apply a second pass voltage to a number of unprogrammed word lines in the array of memory cells during the read operation.