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US 2006/0140001 A1Published application
NAND flash memory device capable of changing a block size
AssigneeHynix Semiconductor Inc.
InventorJu Lee
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a NAND flash memory device capable of changing a block size. In NAND flash memory devices capable of changing a block size, each memory block is divided into two page groups. Each memory block includes two block switches to select each page group in response to an external address signal. During an erasing operation, the block size is easily variable by applying an erasure voltage to one or two page groups.
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A NAND flash memory device comprising:
- a plurality of memory blocks, each memory block of which being divided into first and second page groups;
- first and second switching circuits connected between the first and second page groups and a global line to transfer operating voltages to the first and second page groups, respectively;
- a block division selector to output a division signal to determine whether to activate one or both of the first and second page groups;
- a page group selection controller to output first and second selection signals at a same level or at different levels in response to a page selection address signal and an erasing signal;
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- first and second block switching circuits to control the first and second switching circuits in response to the first and second selection signals, respectively, and a block selection address signal,
- wherein, in accordance with the division signal, all memory cells included in each memory block are erased, or memory cells included in the first or second page group are independently erased.
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