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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Ps4 Luxco S.a.r.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Inventors:
Naoharu Shinozaki, Tokyo, JP;
Masao Taguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Hatada, Tokyo, JP;
Satoru Sugimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Sakurakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
PS4 LUXCO S.A.R.L., Luxembourg, LU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/34 (2006.01); G11C 16/08 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/08 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); G11C 16/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a first string including a first number of memory cells connected in series each storing therein information in a nonvolatile manner; and a second string including a second number of memory cells connected in series each storing therein information in a nonvolatile manner, wherein the second number is smaller than the first number.