Patent ID: 11961562
Assignee: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 16:
17. A method for operating a memory device, the memory device comprising an array of memory cells in a plurality of memory strings and arranged in a plurality of rows of memory cells; and a plurality of word lines respectively coupled to the plurality of rows of memory cells, the method comprising performing a read operation on a selected row of memory cells of the plurality of rows of memory cells, the selected row of memory cells being coupled to a selected word line, wherein the performing the read operation comprises:
applying a word line voltage on each of the plurality of word lines; and
determining a highest threshold voltage of the plurality of rows of memory cells based on a change of a word line capacitance loading in response to the word line voltage.