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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2015
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Yong-Kyu Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Yeong-Taek Lee, Seoul, KR;
Dae-Seok Byeon, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hyun-Kook Park, Anyang-si, KR;
Hyo-Jin Kwon, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A method of reading a memory device that includes a memory cell that stores data of at least two bits includes determining whether a cell resistance level is no greater than a threshold resistance level. If the cell resistance level is smaller than or equal to the threshold resistance level, then the data is read based on a first factor that is inversely proportional to the cell resistance level. If the cell resistance level is greater than the threshold resistance level, then the data is read based on a second factor that is proportional to the cell resistance level.