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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2008
Applicants:
Se-jin Ahn, Seoul, KR;
Yong-hyeon Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sung-up Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Yong-kyeong Kim, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Se-Jin Ahn, Seoul, KR;
Yong-Hyeon Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sung-Up Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Yong-Kyeong Kim, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and memory systems are provided that detect bit errors due to read disturbances. A main page of a flash memory in a memory system is read. A bit error in data that is read from the main page is detected and corrected. In parallel with reading the main page, a bit error is detected in data that is read from a dummy page of the flash memory.