APPARATUS AND METHODS INCLUDING ESTABLISHING A NEGATIVE BODY POTENTIAL IN A MEMORY CELL
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1. A method of operating a memory, comprising:
- establishing a negative potential in a body of a memory cell, the memory cell comprising a data storage structure electrically isolated from the body; and
initiating a sensing operation on the memory cell.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods of operating such apparatus include establishing a negative potential in a body of a memory cell prior to initiating a sensing operation on the memory cell, in response to a timer, or during an access operation of another memory cell.
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1. A method of operating a memory, comprising:
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establishing a negative potential in a body of a memory cell, the memory cell comprising a data storage structure electrically isolated from the body; and initiating a sensing operation on the memory cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 35)
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27. A method of operating a memory, comprising:
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advancing a timer; and establishing a negative potential in a body of a memory cell in response to a value of the timer having a desired value, the memory cell comprising a data storage structure electrically isolated from the body; and initiating a sensing operation on the memory cell while the body of the memory cell has the negative potential. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. (canceled)
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36. A method of operating a memory, comprising:
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establishing a negative potential in a body of a memory cell, the memory cell comprising a data storage structure electrically isolated from the body; and initiating a sensing operation on the memory cell while the body of the memory cell has the negative potential; wherein the memory cell and a different memory cell are each selectively connected to a common source; and wherein establishing the negative potential in the body of the memory cell is performed in response to an erase operation on the different memory cell.
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