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Semiconductor device and operating method thereof

US10163523B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 9, 2018
Grant dateDec 25, 2018
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Expiry dateJan 9, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C2029/1202
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of operating a semiconductor memory device includes applying a program pulse at least once to each of a plurality of pages; performing a pre-read operation on a reference page among the plurality of pages through an initial test voltage; repeating the pre-read operation by controlling the initial test voltage until a result of the pre-read operation is a pass; setting the initial test voltage of when the result of the pre-read operation is the pass as a reference test voltage; and detecting a defective page among the plurality of pages by performing read operations on the plurality of pages through the reference test voltage.

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