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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2020
Kioxia Corporation, Minato-ku, JP;
Hiroyuki Hara, Fujisawa, JP;
Atsushi Kawasumi, Fujisawa, JP;
Kioxia Corporation, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes: a substrate having a substrate plane extending in a first direction and a second direction intersecting with the first direction; a first wiring provided above the substrate, the first wiring being provided so that a longitudinal direction extends along the first direction; a second wiring provided above the substrate, the second wiring being separated from the first wiring in the first direction, the second wiring being passed by the same virtual line together with the first wiring, the second wiring being provided so that a longitudinal direction extends along the first direction; a third wiring provided between the first wiring and the second wiring, the third wiring being separated from the first wiring and the second wiring, the third wiring being passed by the same virtual line together with the first wiring and the second wiring, the third wiring being provided so that a longitudinal direction extends along the first direction; a fourth wiring provided above the first wiring, the fourth wiring overlapping with the first wiring when viewed from the above, the fourth wiring being provided so that a longitudinal direction extends along the first direction; a fifth wiring provided over the second wiring and the third wiring, the fifth wiring being separated from the fourth wiring in the first direction, the fifth wiring overlapping with the second wiring and the third wiring when viewed from the above, the fifth wiring being passed by the same virtual line together with the fourth wiring, the fifth wiring being provided so that a longitudinal direction extends along the first direction; a sixth wiring provided over the fourth wiring and the fifth wiring, the sixth wiring overlapping with the fourth wiring and the fifth wiring when viewed from the above, the sixth wiring being provided so that a longitudinal direction extends along the first direction; a plurality of seventh wirings provided between the first wiring and the fourth wiring, between the third wiring and the fifth wiring, and between the second wiring and the fifth wiring, the seventh wirings being provided so that a longitudinal direction extends along the second direction; a plurality of eighth wirings provided between the fourth wiring and the sixth wiring and between the fifth wiring and the sixth wiring, the eighth wirings being provided so that a longitudinal direction extends along the second direction; a plurality of first memory cells provided between the first wiring, the second wiring, and the third wiring and the seventh wirings; a plurality of second memory cells provided between the fourth wiring and the seventh wirings and between the fifth wiring and the seventh wirings, the second memory cells overlapping with the first memory cells when viewed from the above; a plurality of third memory cells provided between the fourth wiring and the eighth wirings and between the fifth wiring and the eighth wirings, the third memory cells overlapping with the second memory cells when viewed from the above; a plurality of fourth memory cells provided between the sixth wiring and the eighth wirings, the fourth memory cells overlapping with the third memory cells when viewed from the above; a first connection wiring provided above the substrate, the first connection wiring being provided at least partially under a portion where the first wiring and the third wiring are separated; a second connection wiring provided between the first wiring and the third wiring so that a longitudinal direction extends along a third direction intersecting with the first direction and the second direction, the second connection wiring connecting the sixth wiring and the first connection wiring; a third connection wiring configured to connect the first wiring and the first connection wiring; a fourth connection wiring configured to connect the third wiring and the first connection wiring; a fifth connection wiring provided above the substrate, the fifth connection wiring being provided at least partially under a portion where the second wiring and the third wiring are separated; and a sixth connection wiring provided between the second wiring and the third wiring so that a longitudinal direction extends along the third direction, the sixth connection wiring connecting the fifth wiring and the fifth connection wiring.