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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2007
Applicants:
Hye-jin Kim, Gangnam-gu, KR;
Kwang-jin Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Du-eung Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electroncis Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of operating a phase change random access memory (PRAM) device comprises performing a program operation to store data in selected PRAM cells of the device, wherein the program operation comprises a plurality of sequential program loops. The method further comprises suspending the program operation in the middle of the program operation, and after suspending the program operation, resuming the program operation in response to a resume command.