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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2021
Applicant:
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventor:
Soo Yeol Chai, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
SK hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 16/30 (2006.01); G11C 16/08 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/3459 (2013.01); G11C 16/08 (2013.01); G11C 16/102 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01); G11C 16/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein is a memory device and a method of operating the same. The memory device may include a memory block including a plurality of memory cells, and a peripheral circuit configured to apply a plurality of operating voltages to a plurality of word lines of the memory block during a program operation, wherein, during a verify operation included in the program operation, the peripheral circuit may be configured to allow a selected word line, among the plurality of word lines, to float, and may decrease a potential of the selected word line to a pre-level by decreasing potentials of adjacent word lines to the selected word line.