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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2009
Applicants:
Dong-hyuk Chae, Seoul, KR;
Young-ho Lim, Yongin-si, KR;
Inventors:
Dong-Hyuk Chae, Seoul, KR;
Young-Ho Lim, Yongin-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided is a method for programming a flash memory device. The method includes receiving writing data, detecting leakage bit lines of the flash memory device, and updating the received writing data in order for data corresponding to the leakage bit lines to be modified as program-inhibit data. A programming operation is performed on the flash memory device after updating the writing data.