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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2010
Applicants:
Moo Sung Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Han-jun Lee, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Moo Sung Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Han-Jun Lee, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A flash memory device includes a memory cell array made up of memory cells arranged in rows and columns. A first page of data is programmed in selected memory cells of the memory cell array, and a second page of data is subsequently programmed in the selected memory cells. The first page of data is programmed using a program voltage having a first start value, and the second page of data is programmed using a program voltage having a second start value determined by a programming characteristic of the selected memory cells.