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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2012
Hyun-seok Kim, Goyang-Si, KR;
Sung-bin Kim, Seoul, KR;
Sung-hwan Bae, Seoul, KR;
Jong-nam Baek, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Sang-hoon Lee, Yongin-Si, KR;
Hyun-Seok Kim, Goyang-Si, KR;
Sung-Bin Kim, Seoul, KR;
Sung-Hwan Bae, Seoul, KR;
Jong-Nam Baek, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Sang-Hoon Lee, Yongin-Si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A method for programming a non-volatile memory device includes: providing a non-volatile memory device including data cells capable of storing N-bit data (N is a natural number) and a monitoring cell capable of monitoring whether the N-bit data has been programmed into the data cells; performing a first programming operation for the data cells while inhibiting programming of the monitoring cell; and performing a second programming operation for the monitoring cell while inhibiting programming of the data cells, wherein the second programming operation is performed differently from the first programming.