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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2024
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Hanping Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Zhongguang Xu, San Jose, CA (US);
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for performing read operations on partially programmed blocks are provided. One example apparatus can include a controller configured to apply a read voltage to the first inner word line in the array of memory cells during a read operation on the first inner word line, apply a first pass voltage to a second inner word line adjacent to the first inner word line and to a third inner word line adjacent to the first inner word line, apply a second pass voltage to a number of unprogrammed word lines in the array of memory cells in response to determining the read request is for data stored on the first inner word line of the partially programmed block, and apply a third pass voltage to a first number of inner word lines of the number of word lines that are nonadjacent to the first inner word line.
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