Skhynix Inc.

Jea Won Choi

Won Jae Choi

A memory system includes a first memory die including multiple planes each including a plurality of memory cells and a controller configured to perform data communication with the first memory die through a first channel, and transfer at least two commands from among commands for an erase operation, a read operation, a program operation, and a check operation to the first memory die. After transferring an erase command to a plane among the multiple planes, the controller transfers a read command, a program command, or a check command to another plane among the multiple planes while the first memory die performs an erase operation corresponding to the erase command in the plane.

Memory device supporting interleaved operations and memory system including the same

The present technology relates to a memory device. A memory device according to the present technology may include a plurality of planes, individual operation controllers configured to respectively control read operations on the plurality of planes, a common operation controller configured to control a program operation or an erase operation on any one of the plurality of planes, a command decoder configured to provide a read command among the plurality of commands to an individual operation controller that controls a plane that is indicated by an address that corresponds to the read command among the individual operation controllers, and configured to provide a program command or an erase command among the plurality of commands to the common operation controller, and a peripheral circuit configured to generate operation voltages that are used for the read operations, the program operation, and the erase operation.

Memory device and memory system including the same

A memory device includes a memory cell array, a read operator, a shift level determiner, and a read operation controller. The read operator applies a read voltage to a selected word line coupled to selected memory cells and reads the selected memory cells in response to an evaluation signal. The shift level determiner calculates a shift value indicating a difference between a number of memory cells read as on-cells and a reference number, and determines a shift level of a threshold voltage distribution for the selected memory cells. The soft read table storage stores soft read set parameters. The read operation controller determines a plurality of soft read voltages based on the shift level and the soft read set parameters and controls the read operator in response to the evaluation signal.

Storage device and method of operating the same

A semiconductor memory device and a method of programming the same are provided which can improve the program accuracy by classifying cells depending on a program status of memory cells during a program operation to control a bit line program voltage. The method comprises classifying memory cells to be programmed based on program characteristics of the memory cells and sequentially providing word line program voltages having increasing voltage levels and bit line program voltages having decreasing voltage levels to the classified memory cells in a program operation, wherein differently classified two memory cells receive different bit line program voltages, respectively.

Semiconductor memory device and method of programming the same

A semiconductor memory device of the present invention includes a memory cell array configured to include a sensing circuit configured to perform program verifying of the page buffer group selected by the select signal, and configured to output a pass/fail signal corresponding to the page buffer group, a verifying result signal generation section configured to output one or more of a first verifying signal and a second verifying signal in accordance with pass or fail of the program for total page buffer groups by using the pass/fail signal, and a control circuit configured to output the select signals to verify the program after the program is performed, and control operation of the program in response to an output signal of the verifying result signal generation section.

Semiconductor memory device and operating method thereof

A precharge control circuit includes a precharge voltage supply unit for generating a precharge voltage according to a voltage level of a precharge control signal, a voltage generator for generating an operating voltage for controlling the voltage level of the precharge control signal in response to a first enable signal and a voltage control signal, and a signal generator for fixing the precharge control signal to a specific voltage level in response to a second enable signal and for linearly changing the voltage level of the precharge control signal according to a slope, determined by a level of the operating voltage, when the second enable signal is disabled.

Precharge control circuit and integrated circuit including the same

A semiconductor memory apparatus includes a voltage transfer unit configured to transfer a first word line control voltage among a plurality of word line control voltages to an assigned word line in a first operational period, and to transfer a second word line control voltage among the plurality of word line control voltages to the assigned word line in a second operational period; and a word line discharge unit configured to discharge the word line to a voltage level that is higher than a ground voltage and lower than the first and second word line control voltages in a discharge period between the first operational period and the second operational period.

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Gongju-si, South Korea

Jea Won Choi