US Patent Issued to SK hynix on July 1 for "Semiconductor memory device for performing program operation and method of operating the same" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,346,596, issued on July 1, was assigned to SK hynix Inc. (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

"Semiconductor memory device for performing program operation and method of operating the same" was invented by Hyung Jin Choi (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor memory device may include a memory cell array circuit and a word line driving circuit. The memory cell array circuit may be connected with a plurality of word lines to store data in a program operation. The word line driving circuit may drive a selected word line among the word lines using a program voltage in the program operation. The word line driving circ...