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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2022
Applicant:
Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tomoo Hishida, Kamakura Kanagawa, JP;
Sadatoshi Murakami, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Ryota Katsumata, Yokkaichi Mie, JP;
Masao Iwase, Yokkaichi Mie, JP;
Assignee:
KIOXIA CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 43/35 (2023.01); H01L 21/8234 (2006.01); H10B 43/27 (2023.01); H10B 43/50 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 43/35 (2023.02); H01L 21/823437 (2013.01); H10B 43/27 (2023.02); H10B 43/50 (2023.02);
Abstract
A semiconductor memory includes a memory cell region that includes multiple memory cells stacked above a semiconductor substrate, first and second dummy regions on opposite sides of the memory cell region, each dummy region including multiple dummy cells stacked above the semiconductor substrate, and a wiring that electrically connects dummy cells of the first and second dummy regions that are at a same level above the semiconductor substrate.