| CPC G11C 16/3459 (2013.01) [G11C 11/5628 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); G11C 16/10 (2013.01); G11C 16/12 (2013.01); G11C 16/14 (2013.01); G11C 16/16 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01); G11C 16/3404 (2013.01); G11C 16/3445 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A method of operating a semiconductor device, comprising:
applying a program voltage to select lines, which are coupled to corresponding select transistors that is included in at least one string group of a plurality of string groups; and
performing a verify operation on the select transistors,
wherein performing the verify operation comprises:
performing a verify check operation on first select transistors that is included in a first string group, of the plurality of string groups; and applying a verify voltage to a select line coupled to second select transistors that is included in a second string group of the plurality of string groups,
wherein the performing the verify check operation on the first select transistors and the applying the verify voltage to a select line coupled to the second select transistors are performed simultaneously.
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