Patent ID: 11915761
Assignee: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 12:
13. A system, comprising:
a memory device configured to store data and comprising:
a memory string comprising a drain select gate (DSG) transistor, a plurality of memory cells, and a source select gate (SSG) transistor; and
a peripheral circuit coupled to the memory string and configured to:
initiate a program operation on a select memory cell of the plurality of memory cells;
receive an interrupt command during the program operation;
in response to receiving the interrupt command, turn on at least one of the DSG transistor or the SSG transistor; and
suspend the program operation after turning on the at least one of the DSG transistor or the SSG transistor;

a memory controller coupled to the memory device and configured:
transmit a program command to the peripheral circuit to initiate the program operation; and
transmit the interrupt command after the program command to the peripheral circuit; and
a connector configured to couple the system to a host.