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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2009
Applicant:
Joon Young Kwak, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventor:
Joon Young Kwak, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A nonvolatile memory device including a memory cell; a word line coupled to the memory cell; a drive line; a switch coupled between the word line and the drive line, and configured to electrically connect the word line and the drive line; and a voltage generator coupled to the drive line and configured to charge the drive line to a precharge voltage. The precharge voltage is higher than a bias voltage applied to the word line during a corresponding operation on the memory cell.