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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Inventors:
Hye-Jin Yim, Wonju-si, KR;
Sang-Yong Yoon, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/00 (2006.01); G11C 29/52 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01); G11C 29/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/52 (2013.01); G11C 16/3418 (2013.01); G11C 16/3431 (2013.01); G11C 29/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided for operating a memory device. The method includes counting, from among memory cells, a number of first off-cells with respect to a first reading voltage and a number of second off-cells with respect to a second reading voltage, comparing the number of first off-cells and the number of second off-cells, and determining, based on a result of the comparing, whether a programming error exists in a storage region in which the memory cells are included.