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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Inventor:
Wandong Kim, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01); G11C 16/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/10 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); G11C 16/08 (2013.01); G11C 16/3459 (2013.01); G11C 16/3418 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of programming a nonvolatile memory device includes: applying a first voltage to a first wordline of the nonvolatile memory device; and applying a second voltage to a second wordline of the nonvolatile memory device, wherein the second voltage is greater than the first voltage; decreasing the first voltage; decreasing the second voltage, wherein a difference between the first voltage and the second voltage is maintained for a predetermined time; and discharging the second voltage.