Patent ID: 11929124
Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A system for accessing memory cells comprising:
a memory comprising a plurality of memory cells; and
a circuit communicatively coupled with the plurality of memory cells, the circuit comprising:
sense circuitry to detect an electrical response of the plurality of memory cells to an increasing read voltage with a first polarity, a first read voltage with the first polarity, and a second read voltage with a second polarity different from the first polarity; and
access circuitry configured to:
apply the increasing read voltage to the plurality of memory cells;
count a number of switched memory cells in the plurality based on the applied increasing read voltage;
apply the first read voltage based on the number of switched memory cells reaching a threshold number;
apply the second read voltage; and
determine a logic value of respective memory cells based on electrical responses of the respective memory cells to the increasing read voltage, the first read voltage, and the second read voltage.