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Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device

US9391087B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 2, 2014
Grant dateJul 12, 2016
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Expiry dateSep 2, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10B43/27
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes first and second word line groups, each including a plurality of stacked word lines above a substrate, a first memory string including a first memory column through the first word line group, a second memory column through the second word line group, and a first memory connection portion electrically coupling the first and second memory columns, and a second memory string including a third memory column through the first word line group, a fourth memory column through the second word line group, and a second memory connection portion electrically coupling the third and fourth memory columns. The first memory connection portion is formed in a first layer of the substrate and the second memory connection portion is formed in a second layer of the substrate that is lower than the first layer.

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