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.