Skhynix Inc.

Sang Heon Lee

Byung In Lee

Keon Soo Shim

Hee Joung Park

Jae Il Tak

Hee Youl Lee

Hyun Heo

A method for operating a memory device includes providing a memory block including at least one source select transistor coupled between a source line and a bit line, a plurality of memory cells, and a drain select transistor, controlling a source select line coupled to the at least one source select transistor and a plurality of word lines coupled to the plurality of memory cells to be in a floating state, and applying an erase voltage to the source line and the bit line.

Memory device having improved program and erase operations and operating method of the memory device

The present technology includes a memory device and a method of operating the memory device. The memory device includes a memory block including a plurality of memory cells connected to word lines, peripheral circuits configured to generate operation voltages to be applied to the word lines, and control logic configured to control the peripheral circuits in response to a program command, a read command, or an erase command. The peripheral circuits include a voltage generator that adjusts a section of threshold voltage distributions of memory cells to be programmed among the memory cells, according to a distance between the word lines.

Memory device and method of operating memory device

A semiconductor memory device is provided. The semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array disposed on a substrate, a bit line connected to the memory cell array, a peripheral circuit disposed between the memory cell array and the substrate, the peripheral circuit including a transistor, a conductive line disposed between the memory cell array and the transistor, a lower connection structure connecting the conductive line and the transistor, and two or more upper connection structures connecting the bit line and the conductive line, the two or more upper connection structures being spaced apart from each other.

Semiconductor memory device with improved operation speed

A memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of strings, a peripheral circuit coupled to the memory cell array and configured for sequentially performing a program voltage apply operation, a program verify operation, and a hole injection operation on the plurality of strings, and a control logic configured for controlling an operation of the peripheral circuit, wherein the control logic controls the operation of peripheral circuit to generate Gate Induced Drain Leakage (GIDL) at a channel under a select transistor of each of the plurality of strings during the hole injection operation.

Memory device and operating method of the memory device

A memory device includes a memory cell array having a plurality of memory blocks sharing a source line, a peripheral circuit for performing a program operation and an erase operation on a selected memory block among the plurality of memory blocks, and a control logic for controlling the peripheral circuit. The control logic controls the peripheral circuit such that some source select transistors adjacent to the source line among a plurality of source select transistors included in an unselected memory block among the plurality of memory blocks are floated in a source line precharge operation during the program operation.

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Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea

Sang Heon Lee