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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014

Filed:

Oct. 17, 2012
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Changyun Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Yoocheol Shin, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Jungdal Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Assignee:

Samsung Electronic Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 5/06 (2006.01); G11C 5/02 (2006.01); G11C 5/04 (2006.01); G11C 11/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/34 (2013.01); G11C 5/06 (2013.01); G11C 5/025 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); G11C 5/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A nonvolatile memory device is provided. The device may include a plurality of cell strings that are configured to share a bit line, word lines, and selection lines. Each of the cell strings may include a plurality of memory cells connected in series to each other and a string selection device controlling connections between the memory cells and the bit line, and the string selection device may include a first string selection element with a first threshold voltage and a second string selection element connected in series to the first string selection element and having a second threshold voltage different from the first threshold voltage. At least one of the first and second string selection elements may include a plurality of switching elements connected in series to each other.


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