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- Patent Title: Nonvolatile memory devices and program methods thereof in which a target verify operation and a pre-pass verify operation are performed simultaneously using a common verify voltage
- Patent Title (中): 其中使用公共验证电压同时执行目标验证操作和预通过验证操作的非易失性存储器件及其编程方法
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Application No.: US12722056Application Date: 2010-03-11
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Publication No.: US08305817B2Publication Date: 2012-11-06
- Inventor: Kitae Park , Donghyuk Chae , Jinman Han
- Applicant: Kitae Park , Donghyuk Chae , Jinman Han
- Applicant Address: KR
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR
- Agency: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.
- Priority: KR10-2009-0063632 20090713
- Main IPC: G11C16/06
- IPC: G11C16/06

Abstract:
Provided are nonvolatile memory devices and program methods thereof. A nonvolatile memory device provides a program voltage to a selected word line and performs a program verify operation. The nonvolatile memory device controls a bit line voltage of the next program loop according to the program verification result. In the program verification operation, a target verify voltage is used as a pre-verify voltage. The nonvolatile memory device controls the bit line voltage of the next program loop according to the program verification result, thus making it possible to reduce the threshold voltage distribution of a memory cell. Also, the nonvolatile memory device uses the target verify voltage as the pre-verify voltage, thus making it possible to increase the program verification speed.
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