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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2024
SK Hynix Inc., Icheon-si, KR;
SK hynix Inc., Icheon-si, KR;
Abstract
A memory device includes: a plurality of memory planes each including a plurality of memory banks, the plurality of memory planes being grouped into memory planes; a plurality of compressing circuits respectively connected to the plurality of memory banks, the plurality of compressing circuits outputting compressed data by respectively compressing data read from the plurality of memory; a plurality of first merge circuits receiving the compressed data and output control signals corresponding to at least a portion of the memory banks, the plurality of first merge circuits outputting first merged data obtained by merging compressed data corresponding to memory banks grouped as a first merge group; a second merge circuit outputting second merged data obtained by merging first merged data generated from memory banks included in the same plane group; and an output buffer circuit outputting the second merged data, based on at least a portion of the output control signals.