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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
May. 07, 2024
SK Hynix Inc., Icheon-si, KR;
Chang Beom Woo, Icheon-si, KR;
SK hynix Inc., Icheon-si, KR;
Abstract
A memory device and a method of operating the same are provided. The memory device may include a memory block including a plurality of memory cells, peripheral circuits configured to perform an erase operation including a gate induced drain leakage (GIDL) current generation operation and a data erase operation using an GIDL current on the memory block, and control logic configured to control the peripheral circuits to perform the erase operation, wherein the control logic is configured to control the peripheral circuits to apply a negative voltage to word lines of the memory block during the GIDL current generation operation.
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