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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2007
Applicant:
Ki Seog Kim, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Ki Seog Kim, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Hynix Semiconductor Inc., Icheon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for programming a flash memory device includes selecting bit lines connected to a plurality of memory strings and selecting a word line. A lower bit is programmed into the memory cells connected to the selected word line and programming a upper bit into the memory cells. The step of selecting the word line and the step of programming the upper bit are repeated.