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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2022
SK Hynix Inc., Icheon-si Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hye Lyoung Lee, Icheon-si Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Tae Un Youn, Icheon-si Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kwang Min Lim, Icheon-si Gyeonggi-do, KR;
SK hynix Inc., Icheon-si Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
The present technology relates to a memory device and a method of operating the memory device. The memory device includes a memory block including a plurality of memory cells corresponding to a plurality of word line groups, a source line driver configured to apply an erase voltage to a source line of the memory block during an erase operation, a voltage generation circuit configured to apply an operation voltage increasing from a first operation voltage to a second operation voltage to the plurality of word line groups during the erase operation, and a control logic configured to control the source line driver and the voltage generation circuit to perform a suspend operation of stopping the erase operation.