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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2011
Hsing-wen Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
Yao-wen Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
Chu-yung Liu, Hsinchu, TW;
MACRONIX International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A flash memory device including a memory array, a row decoder and M page buffers is provided, wherein M is a positive integer. The memory array includes a plurality of memory cells and is electrically connected to a plurality of word lines and a plurality of bit lines. The row decoder drives a specific word line among the word lines during an enabling period. The M page buffers divide the enabling period into N sub-periods, wherein N is an integer greater than 2. Furthermore, the i, (i+N), (i+2N), . . . , (i+(M−1)*N)bit lines are driven by the M page buffers during the isub-period, so as to program the memory cells electrically connected to the specific word line, wherein i is an integer and 1≦i≦N.