Abstract: Disclosed is a non-volatile memory device and a method of programming the same. The non-volatile memory device is programmed by applying a wordline voltage, a bitline voltage, and a bulk voltage to memory cells within the device. During a programming operation for the device, the bulk voltage is generated by a first pump. However, where the bulk voltage exceeds a predetermined detection voltage, a second pump is further activated in order to lower the bulk voltage.

Abstract: A method of programming a selected cell in a multi-level flash memory device comprises determining whether to program an upper bit or a lower bit of a selected memory cell, detecting a current logic state of two bits of data stored in the selected memory cell, determining a target logic state for the upper or lower bit, generating a program voltage and a verify voltage for programming the upper or lower bit to the target logic state, and applying the program voltage and the verify voltage to a word line connected to the selected memory cell.

Abstract: A flash memory device including memory cells, each memory cell configured to store bits, a sensing circuit configured to sequentially sense, for each memory cell, sets of the bits of the memory cell, a data rearrangement unit configured to receive words of data and to rearrange bits of the words to be stored in the memory cells, and an output circuit configured to output a group of the words using the sets of bits from one sensing, at least as early as during a subsequent sensing of sets of bits.

Abstract: Nonvolatile memory devices support programming and verify operations that improve threshold-voltage distribution within programmed memory cells. This improvement is achieved by reducing a magnitude of the programming voltage steps and increasing a duration of the verify operations once at least one of the plurality of memory cells undergoing programming has been verified as a “passed” memory cell. The nonvolatile memory device includes an array of nonvolatile memory cells and a control circuit, which is electrically coupled to the array of nonvolatile memory cells. The control circuit is configured to perform a plurality of memory programming operations (P) by driving a selected word line in the array with a first stair step sequence of program voltages having first step height (e.g.

Abstract: A method for controlling an overload of a digital mobile communication system. The digital mobile communication system has a base transceiver station and a base station controller each of which has a database.

Abstract: A column predecoder includes a buffer unit for inputting all column selection signals, decoder units for decoding an output of the buffer unit and column addresses, and level shifters for shifting voltage levels of column selection signals coupled to gates of the column selection transistors in response to an output of the decoder units. Since a ground voltage is applied to a bitline and a high voltage is applied to all column selection signals during the stress test, the stress test time can be shortened.

Abstract: A flash memory device includes a memory cell array arranged in rows and columns; a pad configured to be supplied with a high voltage from the exterior during a stress test operation; a column decoder configured to select a part of the columns in response to column selection signals; and a column predecoder configured to generate the column selection signals in response to an all column selection signal and a column address. The column predecoder simultaneously drives the column selection signals with the high voltage from the pad when the all column selection signal is activated during the stress test operation.

Abstract: A NOR flash memory device is capable of shortening a program time. Included is a cell array segmented into a plurality of banks, a data input buffer to receive and store data composed of units of words, the number of units corresponding to the number of banks, and a program driver to apply a program voltage contemporaneously to the banks. According to the present invention, a plurality of program data composed of word units is programmed at the same time, so that the time for programming the whole memory cell array can be shortened.

Abstract: Disclosed is a non-volatile memory device and a method of erasing the non-volatile memory device. An erase voltage is simultaneously applied to a plurality of sectors contained in the non-volatile memory device. Then, erase validation is sequentially performed for each of the plurality sectors and results of the erase validation are stored in a plurality of pass information registers. According to the results stored in the pass information registers, sectors which were not successfully erased are simultaneously re-erased and then sequentially re-validated until no such “failed sectors” remain in the non-volatile memory device. Upon eliminating the “failed sectors” from the non-volatile memory device, a post-program operation is sequentially performed on each of the plurality of sectors.

Abstract: Memory cells in a memory cell array are erased using an erase operation followed by a post-program operation. In the erase operation, an erase voltage is applied to a plurality of memory cells of the memory cell array. In the post program operation, a program voltage is simultaneously applied to at least two word lines coupled to ones of the plurality of erased memory cells of the memory cell array. Related devices are also discussed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a non-volatile memory device and a method of programming the same. The non-volatile memory device comprises a plurality of memory cells that are programmed by supplying first and second program voltages thereto. In cases where the second program voltage rises above a predetermined detection voltage, the first program voltage is prevented from being supplied to the memory cell until the second program voltage falls below the detection voltage.

Abstract: Disclosed is a non-volatile memory device and a method of programming the same. The non-volatile memory device is programmed by applying a wordline voltage, a bitline voltage, and a bulk voltage to memory cells within the device. During a programming operation for the device, the bulk voltage is generated by a first pump. However, where the bulk voltage exceeds a predetermined detection voltage, a second pump is further activated in order to lower the bulk voltage.

Abstract: A method of programming a non-volatile memory device includes activating a first pump to generate a bitline voltage, and after the bulk voltage reaches a target voltage, detecting whether the bitline voltage is less than a detection voltage. When the bitline voltage is less than the detection voltage, a second pump becomes active.

Abstract: Disclosed are a non-volatile memory device and a method of programming the same. The method comprises applying a wordline voltage, a bitline voltage, and a bulk voltage to a memory cell during a plurality of program loops. In cases where the bitline voltage falls below a first predetermined detection voltage during a current program loop, or the bulk voltage becomes higher than a second predetermined detection voltage, the same wordline voltage is used in the current programming loop and a next program loop following the current program loop. Otherwise, the wordline voltage is incremented by a predetermined amount before the next programming loop.

Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device and method of programming the device are disclosed. The nonvolatile memory device is adapted to interrupt or resume a programming operation for a memory cell of the device in response to variation in a programming voltage being supplied to the memory cell. The programming operation is typically interrupted or resumed in response to signals generated by a program controller and/or a detector monitoring the programming voltage.

Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device has a special test mode and circuitry for counting its own fail bits. During the test mode, test data is stored in the memory, and also in a special expected data buffer. The test data stored in the memory cells are then compared to that stored in the expected data buffer. Where there is no correspondence, fail bits are detected. The lack of correspondence is registered, counted, and output to a data output buffer block.

Abstract: Data verification methods and/or nonvolatile memory devices are provided that concurrently detect data for a selected memory cell of the nonvolatile memory device and verify a programmed or erase state of previously detected data of a different memory cell of the nonvolatile memory device. Concurrently detecting data and verifying a programmed or erase state may be provided by a sense amplifier configured to sense data from a memory cell of the nonvolatile memory device, a latch configured to store the data sensed by the sense amplifier, an I/O buffer configured to store the data stored in the latch and a program/erase verifier circuit configured to control the sense amplifier, latch and I/O buffer to provided previously sensed data for a first memory cell to the program erase/verifier circuit for verification while the sense amplifier is sensing data for a second memory cell.

Abstract: I describe and claim an accelerated bit scanning nonvolatile memory device and method. A nonvolatile memory device comprises a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells, each memory cell corresponding to program data, a data scanning unit to detect the program data having a first value, and a programming unit to program the memory cells corresponding to the detected portions of the program data responsive to the scanning.

Abstract: A flash memory device includes a memory cell array arranged in rows and columns; a pad configured to be supplied with a high voltage from the exterior during a stress test operation; a column decoder configured to select a part of the columns in response to column selection signals; and a column predecoder configured to generate the column selection signals in response to an all column selection signal and a column address. The column predecoder simultaneously drives the column selection signals with the high voltage from the pad when the all column selection signal is activated during the stress test operation.

Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell array, a data scanning unit, and a program unit. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cells, where each of the memory cells is programmable to store data have a first logic value or a second logic value. The data scanning unit is configured to search among a plurality of data to be programmed in the memory cells to identify data having the second logic value. The program unit is configured to group the identified data having the second logic value, and to program at least a portion of the group of identified data at a same time into the memory cells.