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Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023

Filed:

Sep. 15, 2020
Applicant:

SK Hynix Inc., Icheon-si, KR;

Inventor:

Byoung In Joo, Icheon-si, KR;

Assignee:

SK hynix Inc., Icheon-si, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/34 (2006.01); G11C 16/12 (2006.01); G11C 16/08 (2006.01); G11C 16/30 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/3459 (2013.01); G11C 16/08 (2013.01); G11C 16/12 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01); G11C 16/30 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided herein may be a memory device and a method of operating the memory device. The memory device includes an operation code generator configured to generate a program code and a verify code in response to a program control code and to output an operation code using the program code and the verify code, a verify counter configured to store a count value acquired by counting the number of verify operations that are performed depending on the verify code, a verify determiner configured to compare the count value with a reference value depending on the result of the verify operation and to generate the program control code to change a step voltage for raising a program voltage depending on the comparison result, and a voltage generator configured to generate the program voltage and a verify voltage depending on the operation code.


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