NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND PROGRAMMING METHOD THEREOEF

A nonvolatile memory device for reducing hot-carrier injection (HCI) and a programming method of the nonvolatile memory device, the programming method of the nonvolatile memory device includes programming memory cells included in a cell string in a direction from an upper memory cell adjacent to a string selection transistor to a lower memory cell adjacent to a ground selection transistor from among a plurality of memory cells; when a selected memory cell is programmed, applying a first inhibition voltage to first non-selected word lines connected to first non-selected memory cells located over the selected memory cell; and applying a second inhibition voltage to second non-selected word lines connected to second non-selected memory cells located under the selected memory cell when a predetermined delay time elapses after the first inhibition voltage is applied.