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Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014

Filed:

Feb. 08, 2013
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;

Inventors:

Yang-Woo Roh, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Chul Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Sang-Hoan Chang, Suwon-si, KR;

Jae-Soo Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Joo-Young Hwang, Suwon-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01); G11C 7/00 (2006.01); G11C 13/00 (2006.01); G11C 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 13/0004 (2013.01); G11C 13/0061 (2013.01); G11C 2213/72 (2013.01); G11C 7/14 (2013.01); G11C 13/004 (2013.01); G11C 2013/0078 (2013.01);
Abstract

A memory device may include a normal cell which is configured to be programmed to a first resistance and stabilized as a resistance of the normal cell drifts from the first resistance to a second resistance; a flag cell which is configured to be programmed to a third resistance smaller than the first resistance and stabilized as a resistance of the flag cell drifts from the third resistance to a fourth resistance smaller than the second resistance; and a decision circuit which is configured to decide whether the flag cell has been stabilized in order to determine whether the normal cell has been stabilized.


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