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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2023
Applicant:
SK Hynix Inc., Icheon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SK hynic Inc., Incheon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/16 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/102 (2013.01); G11C 16/0433 (2013.01); G11C 16/16 (2013.01); G11C 16/3459 (2013.01);
Abstract
An operating method of a memory device may include performing a pre-program operation on selection transistors that are included in strings, wherein each of the strings comprises a first source selection transistor, a second source selection transistor, a plurality of memory cells, and a drain selection transistor that are sequentially coupled, and performing an erase operation and a fine program operation on at least one of the selection transistors.