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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2016
Applicant:
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Giulio Martinozzi, Agrate Brianza, IT;
Min Sang Park, Chungcheongbuk-do, KR;
Sang Jo Lee, Chungcheongbuk-do, KR;
Assignee:
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/34 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G11C 11/56 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/10 (2013.01); G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/0632 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01); G11C 11/5628 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); G11C 16/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided for programming a non-volatile memory having a plurality of word lines, the method comprising: applying a pass voltage to a selected word line among the plurality of word lines; and applying one of first and second program voltages to the selected word line by increasing the pass voltage, wherein the applying of one of the first and second program voltages increases the pass voltage with a single increment.