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Nonvolatile memory device and method of operating the same

US8270221B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 14, 2010
Grant dateSep 18, 2012
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Expiry dateMar 17, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10B41/30
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A nonvolatile memory device includes a cell string, including a drain select transistor coupled to a bit line, a source select transistor coupled to a common source line, and memory cells coupled in series between the drain select transistor and the source select transistor, a latch unit, including a first latch for storing a detection result of a threshold voltage of a second memory cell adjacent to a first memory cell selected from among the memory cells and a second latch for storing a detection result of a threshold voltage of the first memory cell, and a first reset unit electrically coupled between the first and second latches and configured to reset the second latch, during a time in which a read operation is performed on the first memory cell, in response to a first reset signal and the detection result stored in the first latch.

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