Patent ID: 11901012
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 14:
15. A method of programming a non-volatile memory device, the method comprising:
applying a first program voltage to a selected word line to which memory cells are connected, in response to a program command;
performing an initial program verify operation by applying an initial program verify voltage to the selected word line, in response to a suspend command or a resume command received after the suspend command;
applying a second program voltage to the selected word line in response to the resume command; and
performing a normal program verify operation by applying, to the selected word line, a normal program verify voltage that is different from the initial program verify voltage,
wherein the initial program verify voltage includes a first initial program verify voltage level for a first word line and a second initial program verify voltage level for a second word line, and the first initial program verify voltage level differs from the second initial program verify voltage level according to a position of the first word line relative to the second word line.