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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2013
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Nobuhito Kuge, Mie-ken, JP;
Tsukasa Nakai, Mie-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a lower gate layer, a stacked body including a plurality of electrode layers and a plurality of insulating layers, alternately stacked on the lower gate layer, a channel body extending within the stacked body from the topmost electrode layer to the lower gate layer, and a memory film provided between the electrode layer and the channel body. The memory film includes a charge storage film. The electrode layer includes a step portion in which a step is formed in a stacking direction of the stacked body. The channel body and the memory film pass through the step portion.