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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2012
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si OT, KR;
Inventors:
Se-Jin Ahn, Seoul, KR;
Yong-Hyeon Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Sung-Up Choi, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Yong-Kyeong Kim, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/10 (2006.01); H03M 13/09 (2006.01); H03M 13/13 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/1048 (2013.01); H03M 13/09 (2013.01); H03M 13/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and memory systems are provided that can detect bit errors due to read disturbances. A main page of a flash memory in a memory system is read. A bit error in data that is read from the main page is detected and corrected. In parallel with reading the main page, a bit error is detected in data that is read from a dummy page of the flash memory.