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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2022
SK Hynix Inc., Icheon-si, KR;
Tae Hun Park, Icheon-si, KR;
SK hynix Inc., Icheon-si, KR;
Abstract
The present technology relates to an electronic device. A memory device according to an embodiment includes a memory cell string including first memory cells included in a first channel area, second memory cells included in a second channel area, and dummy memory cells connected between the first memory cells and the second memory cells, a peripheral circuit configured to perform a program operation of storing data in the first and second memory cells, and a program operation controller configured to control the peripheral circuit to apply a first pass voltage to a dummy word line connected to the dummy memory cells during the program operation, apply a second pass voltage less than the first pass voltage to the dummy word line, and then apply a program voltage to a selected word line among a plurality of word lines connected to the first and second memory cells.