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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2012
Sang-wan Nam, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Chiweon Yoon, Seoul, KR;
Jung-soo Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Abstract
According to example embodiments, a read method of a nonvolatile memory device includes Disclosed is a read method of a nonvolatile memory device which includes selecting one of a plurality of vertical strings in a nonvolatile memory device, judging a channel length between a common source line and a selected one of the plurality of vertical strings, selecting a sensing manner corresponding to the judged channel length, and performing a sensing operation according to the selected sensing manner. The plurality of vertical strings may extend in a direction perpendicular to a substrate of the nonvolatile memory device.