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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2010
Jaehong Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hong-rak Son, Anyang-si, KR;
Jun-jin Kong, Yongin-si, KR;
Yoo-cheol Shin, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jaehong Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hong-rak Son, Anyang-si, KR;
Jun-jin Kong, Yongin-si, KR;
Yoo-cheol Shin, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
Multilevel flash memory and methods of programming/reading flash memory are disclosed. The multilevel flash memory device comprises a status detector configured to detect whether or not a target memory cell is programmed to an erase state, and a control logic unit controlling a program voltage applied to a neighboring memory cell adjacent to the target memory cell and to be programmed to one of a plurality of standard program states, such that the neighboring memory cell is programmed to a corresponding one of a plurality of correction program states different from the one of the plurality of standard program states.