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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Jinman Han, Seongnam-si, KR;
Donghyuk Chae, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/14 (2006.01); G11C 16/16 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/16 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); G11C 16/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Nonvolatile memory device, operating methods thereof, and memory systems including the same. In the operating method, a ground select line of a first string connected to a bit line may be floated. An erase prohibition voltage may be applied to a ground select line of a second string connected to the bit line. An erase operation voltage may be applied to the first and second strings.