IP Library Granted Patent US 10,490,287
Granted Patent B2
US 10,490,287 · App. 16/050,096 · Granted Nov 26, 2019

Semiconductor memory device and method for operating the same

Inventor: Heon Jin Choo (Chungcheongbuk-do, KR)
Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
G11C16/28G11C16/0458G11C16/26
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,490,287
App. No.
16/050,096
Granted
Nov 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array, a peripheral circuit, and a control logic. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory blocks. The peripheral circuit performs a read operation on a selected memory block among the plurality of memory blocks. The control logic controls the read operation of the peripheral circuit. The selected memory block is coupled to a plurality of bit lines, and the plurality of bit lines are grouped into a plurality of bit line groups. The peripheral circuit performs data sensing by applying different reference currents to the plurality of bit line groups, respectively.

Claims (12)

1. A semiconductor memory device comprising:

a memory cell array including a plurality of memory blocks;

a peripheral circuit configured to perform a read operation on a selected memory block among the plurality of memory blocks; and

a control logic configured to control the read operation of the peripheral circuit,

wherein the selected memory block is coupled to a plurality of bit lines, and the plurality of bit lines are grouped into a plurality of bit line groups,

wherein the peripheral circuit performs data sensing by applying different reference currents to the plurality of bit line groups, respectively.

2. The semiconductor memory device of claim 1 , wherein the peripheral circuit includes:

a first page buffer circuit coupled to a first bit line group among the plurality of bit line groups; and

a second page buffer circuit coupled to a second bit line group among the plurality of bit line groups,

wherein the first page buffer circuit performs data sensing using a first reference current, and the second page buffer circuit performs data sensing using a second reference current different from the first reference current.

3. The semiconductor memory device of claim 2 , wherein the first reference current corresponds to a first read voltage, and the second reference current corresponds to a second read voltage different from the first read voltage.

4. The semiconductor memory device of claim 3 , wherein, when a read operation of a selected page fails, the control logic controls the peripheral circuit to repeat the read operation by changing the first reference current and the second reference current.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2024
From: SK HYNIX INC.
To: MIMIRIP LLC
Reel/Frame 067335/0246 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2018
From: CHOO, HEON JIN
To: SK HYNIX INC.
Reel/Frame 047254/0011 →