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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2007
Sung Chung Park, Daejeon, KR;
Jun Jin Kong, Yongin-si, KR;
Seung-hwan Song, Incheon, KR;
Dong Ku Kang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Sung Chung Park, Daejeon, KR;
Jun Jin Kong, Yongin-si, KR;
Seung-Hwan Song, Incheon, KR;
Dong Ku Kang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling a reading level of a memory cell are provided. The method of controlling a reading level of a memory cell may include: receiving metric values calculated based on given voltage levels and reference levels; generating summed values for each of the reference levels by summing metric values corresponding to levels of a received signal from among the received metric values; selecting the reference level having the greatest value of the generated summed values from the reference levels; and controlling the reading level of the memory cell based on the selected reference level.