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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Inventors:
Pil-Sang Yoon, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Eun-Chu Oh, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Jun-Jin Kong, Yongin-Si, KR;
Hong-Rak Son, Anyang-Si, KR;
Dong-Min Shin, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/00 (2006.01); G11C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 13/0097 (2013.01); G11C 13/004 (2013.01); G11C 13/0069 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a memory device including a plurality of memory cells is provided. The method includes receiving a first write command, determining whether a target memory cell is deteriorated or not, in response to the first write command, and writing the second data by selectively erasing the target memory cell according to a result of the determination and by programming the target memory cell.