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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
May. 15, 2012
Hyunsoo Cho, Buchoen-si, KR;
Kyoungil Bang, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyunsoo Cho, Buchoen-si, KR;
Kyoungil Bang, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A nonvolatile memory device includes a plurality of memory cells and a plurality of monitor cells. The method of operating the device includes erasing the plurality of memory cells and the plurality of monitor cells, programming at least one first memory cell among the plurality of memory cells to a first program state, programming at least one first monitor cell among the plurality of monitor cells to the first program state, and refreshing data stored in the plurality of memory cells according to a result read from the at least one first monitor cell during a read operation of the at least one first monitor cell.