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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
May. 22, 2017
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Dong-Ku Kang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A non-volatile memory device and a method of programming a non-volatile memory device including a plurality of memory cells that are stacked in a vertical direction over a substrate and connected to n word lines, wherein n is an integer greater than or equal to 3. The method includes programming memory cells of second to n−1-th word lines, from among first to n-th word lines that are sequentially disposed in the vertical direction over the substrate, to a multi-level state, wherein a multi-level program operation is sequentially performed from the second to n−1-th word lines in an order in which the word lines are disposed; and programming memory cells of the first word line to a single level state after the programming memory cells of the second to n−1-th word lines to a multi-level state.