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Semiconductor storage device having first and second memory strings formed on opposite sides of the same pillar and method of performing a read operation therein

US11715527B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 26, 2021
Grant dateAug 1, 2023
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Expiry dateAug 26, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02D10/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor storage device includes a semiconductor pillar, a first string having first memory cells connected in series, first word lines connected to the first memory cells, a second string having second memory cells connected in series, and second word lines connected to the second memory cells. Each of the first memory cells faces, and shares a channel in the semiconductor pillar with, one of the second memory cells. When reading data of the k-th first memory cell, a voltage of the first word line connected to the k-th first memory cell reaches a first voltage at a first timing, and a voltage of the second word line connected to at least one of the second memory cells other than the k-th second memory cell in the second string facing the k-th first memory cell reaches the first voltage at a second timing that is later than the first timing.

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