Patent attributes
According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory comprising: a source line side selection gate transistor that is having a first source region connected to a source line and a first gate electrode connected to a first select gate line; a bit line side selection gate transistor that is having a second drain region connected to a bit line and a second gate electrode connected to a second select gate line; a first memory cell string that is having a plurality of memory cell transistors connected in series, connected between a first drain region of the source line side selection gate transistor and a second source region of the bit line side selection gate transistor; and a second memory cell string that is having a plurality of memory cell transistors connected in series, connected in parallel with the first memory cell string; wherein the first memory cell string and the second memory cell string are stacked on a semiconductor substrate via an interlayer insulating film, wherein the source line side selection gate transistor and the bit line side selection gate transistor are placed on the semiconductor substrate.