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Semiconductor device

US9633737B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 4, 2016
Grant dateApr 25, 2017
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Expiry dateApr 4, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C16/30
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a plurality of memory blocks including a plurality of memory cells, wherein the plurality of memory cells are divided into a plurality of pages; and an operation circuit configured to output operating voltages to local lines of a selected memory block, among the plurality of memory blocks, to perform a program operation, a read operation and an erase operation on the selected memory block, wherein the operation circuit is configured to apply a dummy pulse having a positive potential to the local lines of the selected memory block after completing the program operation, the read operation and the erase operation.

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