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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2013
Applicant:
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventor:
Seiichi Aritome, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01); G11C 16/08 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/0408 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); G11C 16/08 (2013.01); G11C 16/10 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01); G11C 16/3404 (2013.01); G11C 16/3427 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device includes a memory array including memory blocks stacked in a plurality of layers over a substrate and an operation circuit suitable for performing a read operation and a program loop to memory cells included in the memory blocks, wherein word lines of the memory blocks are coupled to each other and a pair of the memory blocks are arranged vertically adjacent to each other and share bit lines.