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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2006
Applicants:
Doo-sub Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jong-in Choi, Seongnam-si, KR;
Inventors:
Doo-Sub Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jong-In Choi, Seongnam-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/34 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of post-programming a flash memory device includes the steps of: post-programming memory cells of a selected word line in a predetermined unit; determining, after incrementing an address for selecting the next word line, whether the incremented address matches one of reference addresses; and varying the post-programming unit of the selected memory cells whenever the incremented address matches one of reference addresses.