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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 03, 2021
Applicant:

Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Kouji Matsuo, Ama Aichi, JP;

Assignee:

KIOXIA CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 43/27 (2023.01); H10B 41/27 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 43/27 (2023.02); H10B 41/27 (2023.02);
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes: a first semiconductor extending in a first direction parallel to a substrate; a first conductor extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a first charge storage layer surrounding the first conductor; a first insulator provided between the first conductor and the first charge storage layer; a second insulator provided between the first charge storage layer and the first semiconductor, wherein an outer circumference of a portion of the second insulator is in contact with the first semiconductor; and a first memory cell including the first conductor, the first semiconductor, a portion of the first charge storage layer, a portion of the first insulator, and the portion of the second insulator.


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