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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2021
Applicant:
SK Hynix Inc., Icheon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SK hynix Inc., Icheon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 29/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); G11C 29/48 (2013.01);
Abstract
There are provided a semiconductor memory and an operating method thereof. The semiconductor memory includes: a plurality of memory blocks each including a plurality of select transistors and a plurality of memory cells; a peripheral circuit for performing a general operation including a program operation, a read operation, and an erase operation on the plurality of memory blocks; and a control logic for controlling the peripheral circuit to operate in a heating mode in which the peripheral circuit applies heat to the plurality of memory blocks.