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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2008
Applicant:
Sang-pil Sim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Inventor:
Sang-Pil Sim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of programming a plurality of memory cells in a flash memory device from a first state to a second state includes verifying the plurality of memory cells using a verify voltage having a level increased according to an increase in a program loop number; and programming the plurality of memory cells using a program voltage having an increment decreased according to an increase in the program loop number, wherein the verifying and programming steps constitute a program loop, the program loop being terminated at a point in time when a level of the verify voltage reaches to a voltage range of the second state.