Semiconductor device and operating method of semiconductor device
AssigneeSK hynix Inc.
InventorHee Youl Lee
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Abstract
A method of operating a semiconductor device includes applying a first voltage to a first source select line coupled to first source select transistors of memory strings included in an unselected memory block, among memory blocks, floating the first source select line after the first voltage is applied thereto, applying a second voltage having a lower voltage level than the first voltage to a second source select line coupled to second source select transistors of the memory strings included in the unselected memory block, applying a precharge voltage to a common source line, and applying a program voltage to a word line coupled to selected memory cells of memory strings included in a selected memory block, among the memory blocks.
Claims16
A method of operating a semiconductor device including memory blocks sharing a source line, each of the memory blocks including memory strings each including a first source select transistor, a second source select transistor and memory cells, the first source select transistor being located closer to the source line than the second source select transistor, the method comprising:
- applying a first voltage to a first source select line coupled to first source select transistors of memory strings included in an unselected memory block;
- applying a precharge voltage to the source line when the first voltage is applied to the first source select line;
- floating the first source select line after the first voltage is applied thereto;
- applying a second voltage having a lower voltage level than the first voltage to a second source select line coupled to second source select transistors of the memory strings included in the unselected memory block;
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- applying a program voltage to a word line coupled to selected memory cells of memory strings included in a selected memory block, among the memory blocks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.