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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2018
Toshiba Memory Corporation, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiro Nojima, Yokkaichi Mie, JP;
Megumi Shibata, Yokkaichi Mie, JP;
Tomonori Kajino, Yokkaichi Mie, JP;
Taro Shiokawa, Yokkaichi Mie, JP;
TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, there is provided a memory device which includes a plurality of elements that include three-dimensionally arranged memory cells, a transistor that is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of elements, an inspection pad that is connected in series to at least one of the plurality of elements through the transistor, and a wiring that is electrically connected to the inspection pad and a gate of the transistor and capable of supplying a common potential to both the inspection pad and the transistor for turning the transistor to an OFF state.