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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:
Jul. 07, 2015

Filed:

Oct. 15, 2013
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventor:

Seong-Young Seo, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Assignee:

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/10 (2006.01); G11C 7/12 (2006.01); G11C 7/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/22 (2013.01); G11C 7/1048 (2013.01); G11C 7/1051 (2013.01); G11C 7/10 (2013.01); G11C 2207/2236 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of copying a page in a memory device having a plurality of memory blocks and a plurality of sets of bit lines is disclosed, wherein each of the plurality of memory blocks includes a plurality of pages, and each set of bit lines corresponds to a respective memory block, wherein first bit lines of a source memory block that includes a source page are respectively coupled to second bit lines of a target memory block that includes a target page. The method includes disconnecting between the first bit lines of the source memory block including a source page and from the second bit lines of a the target memory block including a target page; transferring data stored in the source page to the first bit lines of the source memory block; transferring the data from the first bit lines of the source memory block to the second bit lines of the target memory block; and writing the data transferred to the second bit lines of the target memory block into the target page.


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