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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2023
Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Akio Sugahara, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Akihiro Imamoto, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Toshifumi Watanabe, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Mami Kakoi, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Kohei Masuda, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Yoshihara, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Naofumi Abiko, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes a plurality of planes each including a plurality of blocks each including a memory cell, an input/output circuit configured to receive a command set from an external controller, and a sequencer configured to execute an operation in response to the command set. Upon receiving a first command set that instructs execution of a first operation, the sequencer executes the first operation. Upon receiving a second command set that instructs execution of a second operation during execution of the first operation, the sequencer executes the second operation in parallel with the first operation. Upon receiving a third command set that instructs execution of a third operation during execution of the first operation, the sequencer suspends the first operation, executes the third operation, and resumes the first operation upon completion of the third operation.