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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2012
Jonathan Pabustan, San Lorenzo, CA (US);
Vishal Sarin, Cupertino, CA (US);
Dzung H. Nguyen, Fremont, CA (US);
Jonathan Pabustan, San Lorenzo, CA (US);
Vishal Sarin, Cupertino, CA (US);
Dzung H. Nguyen, Fremont, CA (US);
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
Methods for sensing, method for programming, memory devices, and memory systems are disclosed. In one such method for sensing, a counting circuit generates a count output and a translated count output. The count output is converted into a time varying voltage that biases a word line coupled to memory cells being sensed. Target data for each memory cell is stored in a data cache associated with that particular memory cell. When it is detected that a memory cell has turned on, the translated count output associated with the count output that is indicative of the voltage level that turned on the memory cell is compared to the target data. The comparison determines the state of the memory cell.