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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2008
Seung-hwan Song, Incheon, KR;
Jun Jin Kong, Yongin-si, KR;
Sung Chung Park, Daejeon, KR;
Dong Hyuk Chae, Seoul, KR;
Seung Jae Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Dong Ku Kang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Seung-Hwan Song, Incheon, KR;
Jun Jin Kong, Yongin-si, KR;
Sung Chung Park, Daejeon, KR;
Dong Hyuk Chae, Seoul, KR;
Seung Jae Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Dong Ku Kang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
The method for reading data according to example embodiments includes comparing a threshold voltage of a memory cell with a first boundary voltage, comparing the threshold voltage with a second boundary voltage having a higher voltage level than that of the first boundary voltage, and determining data of the memory cell based on the threshold voltage, the first boundary voltage, and the second boundary voltage.