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Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024

Filed:

Sep. 10, 2021
Applicant:

Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Atsushi Murakoshi, Yokohama, JP;

Tomoya Kawai, Kawasaki, JP;

Assignee:

Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 43/35 (2023.01); H10B 43/10 (2023.01); H10B 43/27 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 43/35 (2023.02); H10B 43/10 (2023.02); H10B 43/27 (2023.02);
Abstract

A semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes: a first interlayer insulating layer and a second interlayer insulating layer that are arranged in a first direction; a gate electrode layer provided between the first interlayer insulating layer and the second interlayer insulating layer; a semiconductor layer extending in the first direction and facing the gate electrode layer in a second direction intersecting the first direction; a first insulating layer provided between the gate electrode layer and the semiconductor layer; a charge storage layer provided between the gate electrode layer and the first insulating layer and containing a metal element; a second insulating layer provided between the gate electrode layer and the charge storage layer; and a first region provided between the charge storage layer and the first insulating layer and containing manganese (Mn), silicon (Si), and oxygen (O).


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