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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2009
Applicants:
Jin Yong Seong, Seoul, KR;
Sam Kyu Won, Kyeongki-do, KR;
Inventors:
Jin Yong Seong, Seoul, KR;
Sam Kyu Won, Kyeongki-do, KR;
Assignee:
Hynix Semiconductor Inc., Icheon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/34 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A page buffer circuit with reduced size and methods for reading and programming data is provided. In the reading operation, the page buffer circuit reads out a data bit by alternatively using a higher bit register or a lower bit register regardless of whether the data bit read from the multi-level cell is a higher bit or a lower bit, thereby reducing the circuit area and improves the performance of operation.