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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2012
Applicant:
Hyung-seok Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventor:
Hyung-Seok Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/34 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided are a semiconductor memory device has improved read disturbance characteristics as well as improved retention characteristics at a high temperature, and a reading method thereof. The non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes at least one bit line; and a cell string configured to be coupled with the bit line respectively, and include normal memory cells and dummy memory cells that are alternately coupled with each other, where normal data are programmed and read to and from the normal memory cells, and dummy memory cells are programmed with dummy data.