Patent ID: 11861226
Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. A semiconductor memory device comprising:
a first pad configured to transmit a seventh signal;
a second pad configured to transmit an eighth signal;
a first memory cell array comprising a plurality of first memory strings, the plurality of first memory strings each comprising a plurality of first memory cell transistors;
a first sense amplifier connected to the first memory cell array;
a first data register connected to the first sense amplifier and configured to store data read from the first memory cell array;
a control circuit configured to execute an operation targeting the first memory cell array; and
a status register configured to hold status data indicating an operating state of the first memory cell array,
wherein in a first mode, the status data is transmitted via the first pad, and
in a third mode, the status data is transmitted via the second pad.