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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2007
Ki-hwan Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Ki-Hwan Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
We describe a NAND flash memory device including a memory cell array formed on a substrate including a plurality of cell strings each including a string selecting transistor, a ground selecting transistor, and plural memory cells serially coupled between the string selecting transistor and the ground selecting transistor. A high voltage generator is configured to supply a bulk voltage to the substrate and an erase control circuit is configured to stepwise increase the bulk voltage during a first period of an erase operation and to maintain the bulk voltage substantially constant during a second period of the erase operation.