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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2007
Ji-ho Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Soo-han Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
June-hong Park, Seongnam-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A flash memory device includes a memory cell array and a multi-buffer block which temporarily stores program data that are to be stored in the memory cell array, wherein the multi-buffer block includes a plurality of buffer circuits which store at least 2-word data, respectively. Each of the buffer circuits includes a plurality of registers which store two corresponding data bits among the at least 2-word data, respectively and scan logics corresponding to the registers, respectively, which scan a number of program data of a first word data among the at least 2-word data during a first scan interval, and which scan a number of program data of a second word data among the at least 2-word data based on the number of the program data of the first word data during a second scan interval.