Memory device for setting channel initialization time based on inhabition count value and method of the memory device

Abstract

Provided herein is a memory device and a method of operating the same. The memory device includes a plurality of memory blocks, each including a plurality of memory cells, and a peripheral circuit configured to perform program operations, read operations and erase operations on the plurality of memory blocks. The memory device also includes control logic configured to, when the read operation is performed on any one of the plurality of memory blocks, set a channel initialization time used to initialize channels of memory cells included in the one memory block based on an inhibition count value indicating a number of times that a corresponding operation is inhibited from being performed on the one memory block, and control the peripheral circuit so that the channels are initialized during the channel initialization time before the read operation is performed.