Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Doo-Ho Cho

Sang Soo Park

Sang-Soo Park

Yongkyu Lee

Ji-Suk Kim

Soo-Woong Lee

Ki Ho Chung

Disclosed is a nonvolatile memory device, which includes a memory cell array that includes a plurality of memory cells, a page buffer circuit that is connected with the memory cell array through a plurality of bit lines and performs a sensing operation of sensing memory cells selected from the plurality of memory cells through the plurality of bit lines during a sensing time, an input/output circuit that performs a data output operation of outputting data from the page buffer circuit to an external device through data lines, and a sensing time control circuit that adjusts the sensing time when the data output operation is performed during the sensing time.

Nonvolatile memory device including sensing time control circuit and operating method thereof

A method of programming selected memory cells to a plurality of target states comprises applying a first verification voltage to the selected memory cells to perform a verification read operation on memory cells programmed to at least one target state, applying a program voltage to the selected memory cells, and applying a second verification voltage lower than the first verification voltage to the selected memory cells to perform a verification read operation on memory cells programmed to the at least one target state, wherein the second verification voltage is provided in a specified program loop and subsequent program loops. The second verification voltage is set such that a number of slow bits in the at least one target state is different from the number of slow bits in another target state.

Nonvolatile memory device and related method of operation

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Doo-Ho Cho