US 12,236,139 B2
Semiconductor memory device
Akio Sugahara, Yokohama Kanagawa (JP); and Masahiro Yoshihara, Yokohama Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/331,804.
Application 18/331,804 is a continuation of application No. 17/403,542, filed on Aug. 16, 2021, granted, now 11,714,575.
Application 17/403,542 is a continuation of application No. 16/556,043, filed on Aug. 29, 2019, granted, now 11,093,172, issued on Aug. 17, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2019-014012 (JP), filed on Jan. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0315343 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 12/10 (2016.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0659 (2013.01) [G06F 3/061 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01); G06F 12/10 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); G11C 16/10 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01); G06F 2212/657 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A semiconductor memory device comprising:
a first memory cell array that includes a plurality of first blocks, each first block including a plurality of first memory cells, each of the first memory cells capable of being set into one of n threshold voltage levels, n being an integer of 4 or more;
a plurality of first word lines, each first word line being connected to a gate of a corresponding one of the first memory cells in each of the first blocks;
a plurality of first bit lines electrically connected to one ends of the first memory cells of each first block, respectively;
a plurality of first sense amplifiers connected to the first bit lines, respectively;
a second memory cell array that includes a plurality of second blocks, each second block including a plurality of second memory cells, each of the second memory cells capable of being set into one of n threshold voltage levels;
a plurality of second word lines, each second word line being connected to a gate of a corresponding one of the second memory cells in each of the second blocks;
a plurality of second bit lines electrically connected to one ends of the second memory cells of each second block, respectively; and
a plurality of second sense amplifiers connected to the second bit lines, respectively, wherein
upon receipt of a first read command associated with a first address,
one of the first word lines is applied with i kinds of voltages, and one of the second word lines is applied with j kinds of voltages, i being an integer of 1 or more, j being an integer larger than i, and
upon receipt of a second read command associated with a second address,
the one of the second word lines is applied with k kinds of voltages, and the one of the first word lines is applied with 1 kinds of voltages, k being an integer of 1 or more, l being an integer larger than k.