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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventor:
Uday Chandrasekhar, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/06 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01); G11C 11/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/26 (2013.01); G11C 11/5642 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01);
Abstract
Memory devices and methods are disclosed, such as those facilitating data line shielding by way of capacitive coupling with data lines coupled to a memory string source line. For example, alternating data lines are sensed while adjacent data lines are coupled to a common source line of the data lines being sensed. Data line shielding methods and apparatus disclosed can reduce effects of source line bounce occurring during a sense operation of a memory device.