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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2021
Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Ayumi Watarai, Ama, JP;
Taichi Iwasaki, Yokkaichi, JP;
Osamu Matsuura, Kuwana, JP;
Yu Hirotsu, Kuwana, JP;
Sota Matsumoto, Yokkaichi, JP;
Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes a substrate, a source line, word lines, a pillar, an outer peripheral conductive layer, a lower layer conductive layer, and a first contact. The substrate includes a core region and a first region. The outer peripheral conductive layer is provided to surround the core region in the first region. The outer peripheral conductive layer is included in a first layer. The lower layer conductive layer is provided in the first region. The first contact is provided on the lower layer conductive layer to surround the core region in the first region. An upper end of the first contact is included in the first layer. The first contact is electrically connected to the outer peripheral conductive layer.