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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2013
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a stacked body including a plurality of electrode layers stacked alternately with a plurality of insulating layers on the substrate, a channel body provided inside a hole piercing the stacked body, and a memory portion provided between the channel body and each of the plurality of electrode layers. The hole has a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion. The diameter of the hole is smaller at the small diameter portion than at the large diameter portion. A thickness of the electrode layer adjacent to the small diameter portion is thicker than a thickness of the electrode layer adjacent to the large diameter portion.