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Nonvolatile semiconductor storage device

US8737134B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 12, 2012
Grant dateMay 27, 2014
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Expiry dateJun 30, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C16/344
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A nonvolatile semiconductor storage device according to an embodiment includes a drive circuit. A voltage applied to a dummy wire connected to a first dummy cell adjacent to a memory string is defined as a first dummy wire voltage, a voltage applied to a selection wire connected to a first memory cell adjacent to the first dummy cell is defined as a first selection wire voltage, and a voltage applied to a selection wire connected to a second memory cell adjacent to the first memory cell is defined as a second selection wire voltage. When the second selection wire voltage is lower than the first dummy wire voltage in an erase operation, the drive circuit controls voltages so that a difference between the first dummy wire voltage and the second selection wire voltage is less than a difference between the first dummy wire voltage and the first selection wire voltage.

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