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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2023
Applicant:
Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Jun Nakai, Yokohama, JP;
Noboru Shibata, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
KIOXIA CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/14 (2006.01); G11C 16/16 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/16 (2013.01); G11C 16/14 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01); G11C 16/344 (2013.01); G11C 16/3445 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array and a control unit. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cells arranged in a matrix. The control unit erases data of the memory cells. The control unit interrupts the erase operation of the memory cells and holds an erase condition before the interrupt in accordance with a first command during the erase operation, and resumes the erase operation based on the held erase condition in accordance with a second command.