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Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and method of operating the same

US9318207B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 15, 2014
Grant dateApr 19, 2016
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Expiry dateDec 15, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C16/0408
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment comprises a control unit, during a data erase, applying at least to a word line connected to a memory cell disposed most to a source line side a lower control voltage than that applied to a word line connected to a memory cell disposed most to a bit line side, of a plurality of word lines connected to at least a plurality of memory cells mutually written with data of an identical number of bits in a cell string.

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