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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2007
Sung-jae Byun, Yongin-si, KR;
Dong Hyuk Chae, Seoul, KR;
Kyoung Lae Cho, Yongin-si, KR;
Jun Jin Kong, Yongin-si, KR;
Young Hwan Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung Jae Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Nam Phil JO, Seoul, KR;
Dong Ku Kang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Sung-Jae Byun, Yongin-si, KR;
Dong Hyuk Chae, Seoul, KR;
Kyoung Lae Cho, Yongin-si, KR;
Jun Jin Kong, Yongin-si, KR;
Young Hwan Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung Jae Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Nam Phil Jo, Seoul, KR;
Dong Ku Kang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Abstract
A multi-bit programming device and method for a non-volatile memory are provided. In one example embodiment, a multi-bit programming device may include a multi-bit programming unit configured to multi-bit program original multi-bit data to a target memory cell in a memory cell array, and a backup programming unit configured to select backup memory cells in the memory cell array with respect to each bit of the original multi-bit data, and program each bit of the original multi-bit data to a respective one of the selected backup memory cells.