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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2009
Applicants:
Hee-soo Kang, Seoul, KR;
Dong-uk Choi, Seongnam-si, KR;
Choong-ho Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Sang-gu Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Hee-Soo Kang, Seoul, KR;
Dong-Uk Choi, Seongnam-si, KR;
Choong-Ho Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Sang-Gu Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A non-volatile memory device includes a selection transistor coupled to a bit line. The device also includes a plurality of memory cells serially coupled to the selection transistor and at least one dummy cell located between the plurality of memory cells. The dummy cell is turned off during a programming operation of a memory cell located between the dummy cell and the selection transistor.