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(43) Date of publication: 13.04.2022 Bulletin 2022/15 (21) Application number: 20818144.6 (22) Date of filing: 17.04.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G11C 7/10(2006.01) G11C 7/06(2006.01) G11C 7/12(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G11C 7/1006; G11C 11/54; G11C 16/24; G11C 16/26 (86) International application number: PCT/US2020/028658 (87) International publication number: WO 2020/247077 (10.12.2020 Gazette 2020/50)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 04.06.2019 US 201916430689 04.06.2019 US 201916430737 04.06.2019 US 201916430789 (71) Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc. Boise, ID 83707-0006 (US)	(72) Inventor: RAMESH, Vijay S. Boise, Idaho 83716 (US) (74) Representative: Gill Jennings & Every LLP  The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street London EC2A 2ES London EC2A 2ES (GB)