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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2012
Chan-kyung Kim, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Hong-sun Hwang, Suwon-Si, KR;
Chul-woo Park, Yongin-Si, KR;
Sang-beom Kang, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Hyung-rok OH, Yongin-Si, KR;
Chan-Kyung Kim, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Hong-Sun Hwang, Suwon-Si, KR;
Chul-Woo Park, Yongin-Si, KR;
Sang-Beom Kang, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Hyung-Rok Oh, Yongin-Si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A nonvolatile memory device comprises a nonvolatile cell array comprising a memory cell and a reference cell, a clamping circuit electrically connected to the memory cell and configured to clamp a voltage applied to a data sensing line during a read operation, and a clamping voltage generation unit configured to generate a clamping voltage responsive to a first voltage having a level based on the reference cell, and to feed back the clamping voltage to the clamping circuit.