US Patent 10431277 Memory device

According to one embodiment, a memory device includes a memory cell; and a first circuit configured to perform first read for the memory cell and generate a first voltage, write first data to the memory cell that has undergone the first read, perform second read for the memory cell to which the first data is written and generate a second voltage, and determine data stored in the memory cell at the time of the first read based on the first voltage and the second voltage, wherein when writing the first data, the first circuit electrically sets a generation unit configured to generate the second voltage in a floating state.