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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2014
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Jeffrey A. Kessenich, Vancouver, WA (US);
Joemar Sinipete, Boise, ID (US);
Chiming Chu, Boise, ID (US);
Jason L. Nevill, Boise, ID (US);
Kenneth W. Marr, Boise, ID (US);
Renato C. Padilla, Boise, ID (US);
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
Methods of operating a memory device having embedded leak checks may mitigate data loss events due to access line defects, and may facilitate improved power consumption characteristics. Such methods might include applying a program pulse to a selected access line coupled to a memory cell selected for programming, verifying whether the selected memory cell has reached a desired data state, bringing the selected access line to a first voltage, applying a second voltage to an unselected access line, applying a reference current to the selected access line, and determining if a current flow between the selected access line and the unselected access line is greater than the reference current.