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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2018
Applicant:
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventor:
Hyung Min Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
SK hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/26 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01); G11C 11/56 (2006.01); G11C 16/24 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/3454 (2013.01); G11C 11/5628 (2013.01); G11C 11/5642 (2013.01); G11C 16/10 (2013.01); G11C 16/24 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
The operation of a semiconductor memory device may be controlled by a method of operating a memory controller. The operating method may include transmitting a first read command to the semiconductor memory device, and determining whether to generate a discharge command based on the type of command waiting to be transmitted after the first read command.