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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2011
Applicants:
Byung Jun Min, Suwon-si, KR;
Hoi Ju Chung, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Inventors:
Byung Jun Min, Suwon-si, KR;
Hoi Ju Chung, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, a memory device includes a plurality of unit cell arrays. Each unit cell array includes an array of memory cells arranged in a plurality of columns, and each column is associated with a bit line. The memory device further includes a program control circuit configured to program cells in the plurality of unit cell arrays based on program bits associated with the plurality of unit cell arrays. For example, the program control unit is configured to simultaneously program one memory cell in each unit cell array having at least one associated program bit.