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Fast-reading NAND flash memory

US8995195B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 12, 2013
Grant dateMar 31, 2015
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Expiry dateJul 21, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C16/0483
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a flash memory two or more pages in a plane are read in rapid succession by maintaining global word line voltages throughout multiple page reads, and by simultaneously transitioning the old selected word line from a discrimination voltage to a read voltage and transitioning the new selected word line from the read voltage to a discrimination voltage.

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