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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
May. 20, 2024
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Wei-Chih Chien, New Taipei City, TW;
Hsiang-Lan Lung, Hsinchu, TW;
MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A method for operating a memory device includes following steps. A memory device including a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes and a plurality of memory layers is provided, and a plurality of memory cells are formed at intersections between the first electrodes, the second electrodes and the memory layers. A selected memory cell is selected in the memory cells. −⅔ V is applied to a selected second electrode in the second electrodes, and the selected second electrode is in electrical contact with the selected memory cell. ⅓ V is applied to a selected first electrode in the first electrodes, and the selected first electrode is in electrical contact with the selected memory cell. 0 V is applied to unselected second electrodes in the second electrodes. 0 V is applied to unselected first electrodes in the first electrodes.