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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2015
Applicant:
SK Hynix Inc., Icheon-si Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventor:
Keon Soo Shim, Icheon-si Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
Sk hynix Inc., Icheon-si Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/10 (2013.01); G11C 16/0408 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device and a method of operating the same are provided. The device may include a memory cell array including a plurality of memory blocks and a peripheral circuit configured for selecting one of the plurality of memory blocks and performing a program operation on selected memory cells of the selected memory block when the program operation is performed. The peripheral circuit may be configured to float a plurality of source select lines and a plurality of drain select lines of an unselected memory block of the plurality of memory blocks when the program operation is performed.