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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:
Nov. 03, 2015

Filed:

Nov. 01, 2013
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Hyun-Jun Yoon, Seongnam-si, KR;

Jae-Yong Jeong, Yongin-si, KR;

Myung-Hoon Choi, Suwon-si, KR;

Bo-Geun Kim, Suwon-si, KR;

Ki-Tae Park, Seongnam-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/10 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/26 (2013.01); G06F 11/1048 (2013.01); G06F 11/1072 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); G11C 29/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of operating a memory device includes changing a first read voltage, which determines a first voltage state or a second voltage state, to a voltage within a first range and determining the voltage as a first select read voltage, and changing a second read voltage, which is used to determine whether the data stored in the memory cells is a third different voltage state or a fourth different voltage state, to a voltage within a second different range and determining the voltage as a second select read voltage. The first voltage state overlaps the second voltage. The third voltage state overlaps the fourth voltage state. A difference between a voltage at an intersection of the third and fourth voltage states and the second read voltage is greater than a difference between a voltage at an intersection of the first and second voltage states and the first read voltage.


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