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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2009
Jinwook Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jinyub Lee, Seoul, KR;
Sangwon Hwang, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A method, device and system are provided for programming a flash memory device, the method including executing a bit line setup operation, and executing a channel pre-charge operation simultaneously with the bit line setup operation, the channel pre-charge operation including applying a channel pre-charge voltage to all word lines; and the device including a voltage generator disposed for providing each of a program voltage, a read voltage, a pass voltage, and a channel pre-charge voltage, a high-voltage switch connected to the voltage generator and disposed for switchably providing one of the program voltage, read voltage, pass voltage, or channel pre-charge voltage, and control logic connected to the high-voltage switch and disposed for simultaneously executing a bit line setup operation and a channel pre-charge operation, the channel pre-charge operation comprising controlling the high-voltage switch to apply the channel pre-charge voltage to both selected and unselected word lines of the device.