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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2009
Applicants:
Dong-ku Kang, Seongnami-si, KR;
Hee-won Lee, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Dong-Ku Kang, Seongnami-si, KR;
Hee-Won Lee, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 (2006.01); G11C 11/34 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, the non-volatile memory device includes a plurality of normal memory cells, and at least one flag memory cell associated with one of the plurality of normal memory cells. A normal page buffer is configured to store data read from one of the plurality of normal memory cells. The normal page buffer includes a main latch storing the read data. A control circuit is configured to selectively change data stored in the main latch during a read operation based on a state of the flag memory cell.