The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2016
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Donghun Kwak, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Myoung-Won Yoon, Suwon-Si, KR;
Daeseok Byeon, Seongnam-Si, KR;
Chiweon Yoon, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device including memory blocks and a controller configured to control the nonvolatile memory device. Each of the memory blocks includes a plurality of cell strings each including at least one selection transistor and a plurality of memory cells stacked on a substrate in a direction perpendicular to the substrate. The controller controls the nonvolatile memory device to perform a read operation on some of selection transistors of a selected one of the memory blocks and to perform a program operation on the selection transistors of the selected memory block according to a result of the read operation.