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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2024
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Young Mok Jeong, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hong Ki Moon, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
SK hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A memory device includes a memory cell array including normal cell blocks and at least one error correction code (ECC) cell block, which include a plurality of rows; a scrub control circuit configured to perform an error check operation on each of the plurality of rows; and a write-back prevention circuit configured to store, based on local error signals for the normal cell blocks and the at least one ECC cell block during the error check operation, a severe address for a row in which a severe error occurs, and selectively perform a write-back operation on the row corresponding to the stored severe address during the error check operation or a read-modify-write (RMW) operation.