Patent ID: 11929121
Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A method of operating memory, the method comprising:
selecting a first memory cell and a second memory cell of a memory device, wherein the first memory cell and a second memory cell are coupled to a same access line of the memory device; and
storing one data value by programming the first memory cell to a first data state, a second data state, or a third data state and by programming the second memory cell to the first data state, the second data state, or the third data state, wherein:
the one data value corresponds to a combination of the first data state, the second data state, or the third data state to which the first memory cell is programmed and the first data state, the second data state, or the third data state to which the second memory cell is programmed; and
two combinations of the first data state, the second data state, and the third data state are ineligible to correspond to the one data value.