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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2017
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hye Jin Yim, Wonju-si, KR;
Il Han Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyun Kook Park, Anyang-si, KR;
Sung Won Yun, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Abstract
A method for programming a non-volatile memory device includes programming a lower bit in a memory cell included in the non-volatile memory device, reading the lower bit programmed in the memory cell before programming an upper bit in the memory cell, determining a threshold voltage of the memory cell according to a result of reading the lower bit, determining a type of the memory cell using the threshold voltage, and supplying one of a plurality of pulses to a bit line connected to the memory cell according to the determined type of the memory cell.