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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/56 (2006.01); G11C 29/12 (2006.01); G11C 29/50 (2006.01); G11C 29/04 (2006.01); G11C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/12 (2013.01); G11C 11/5678 (2013.01); G11C 13/004 (2013.01); G11C 13/0035 (2013.01); G11C 13/0069 (2013.01); G11C 29/50008 (2013.01); G11C 13/0004 (2013.01); G11C 2013/0092 (2013.01); G11C 2029/0409 (2013.01); G11C 2211/563 (2013.01); G11C 2211/5644 (2013.01); G11C 2211/5646 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory device and associated controlling method are provided. The memory device includes a memory cell array, a sensing unit and a controller. The memory cell array has a plurality of memory cells. The sensing unit is electrically connected to the memory cell array and the controller. The sensing unit senses characteristic of a memory cell of the plurality of memory cells. The controller determines whether the characteristic of the one of the memory cells deviates and accordingly controls the memory cell array.